Encyclopedia entry
Methegammah
(bridle of the metropolis), a place which David took from the Philistines, apparently in his last war with them. (2 Samuel 8:1) Ammah may be taken as meaning “mother-city” or “metropolis,” comp. (2 Samuel 20:19) and Metheg-he-Ammah “the bridle of the mother-city”—viz. of Gath, the chief town of the Philistines.
In the Bible
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Verses where Methegammah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 8:1
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
Scripture on Methegammah
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Methegammah references
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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