Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent.
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Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent.
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And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
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And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 14:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 18:17 They took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each to his own tent.
- 1 Samuel 4:10 The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.
- 1 Kings 22:36 A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 14:12 And Judah was put to the worse…
2Ki 14:12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
Ver. 12. And Judah was put to the worse; and they fled.] Josephus saith that before the fight they began to flee away; and so the king was taken by the enemy, who threatened presently to put him to a cruel death, unless he would cause the citizens of Jerusalem to open their gates and leave all to his mercy. Others think that he battered down the wall four hundred cubits, and took the city by force.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Being unsatisfied in the ground and manner of the…
Being unsatisfied in the ground and manner of the quarrel, and discouraged by their king’s idolatry, and smitten by God with a spirit of fear.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he took all the gold and silver, and…
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord,.... In Ch2 25:24 it is added, "with Obededom", who, and his family, had the care of them by lot, see Ch1 26:15.
and in the treasures of the king's house; which were also spoiled and plundered:
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and hostages; either such as the king of Judah had taken from Edom, as pledges of their fidelity, that they might not rebel; or which the king of Israel took of Judah, even sons of the princes, as the Targum, for security, that they would give him no more trouble:
and returned to Samaria; without attempting to bring the kingdom of Judah into subjection to him, which he might suppose he could not hold, and having enough to do with the Syrians, his avowed enemies.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Tents - Josephus says, when they were to engage,…
Tents - Josephus says, when they were to engage, they were struck with such a terror, that they did not strike a stroke, but every man made the best of his way.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The author of Chronicles notes that Amaziah’s obstinacy, and…
The author of Chronicles notes that Amaziah’s obstinacy, and his consequent defeat and captivity, were judgments upon him for an idolatry into which he had fallen after his conquest of Edom 2Ch 25:14, 2Ch 25:20.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. Judah was put to the worse — ינגŠis…
12. Judah was put to the worse — ינגŠis better rendered by, was smitten, as in the margin. Judah was utterly defeated.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. every man to their tents] See above on…
12. every man to their tents] See above on 2Ki_13:5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) To their tents.—Hebrew text, to his tent; so…
(12) To their tents.—Hebrew text, to his tent; so the LXX. and Syriac. Hebrew margin, to his tents; so Vulg., and Targum, and Chronicles. The meaning is that the enemy disbanded, as usually after a great defeat. (Comp. 2Ki_8:21.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Judah was put to the worse before Israel;…
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents; i.e. "to their homes". (see the comment on 2Ki_13:5) This was the first trial of strength between the two nations of which we have any distinct account. It resulted in the complete discomfiture of Israel. There was another great struggle in the time of Pekah and Ahaz, wherein Judah suffered even more severely. (see 2Ch_28:6-8)
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