This is the only time in the Bible that reference is made to Metheg-ammah. Read together with 1 Chronicles 18:1, Metheg-ammah is most likely a reference to the Philistine capital, Gath. Commentators have argued that the phrase means Bridle of the Mother City.
1 Après cela, David battit les Philistins et les humilia, et il enleva de la main des Philistins les rênes de leur capitale.