1 Kings 22:36
34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
- KJV
- And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
- WEB
- 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!”
- ASV
- And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.
- DARBY
- And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!
- BLB
- And a shout went throughout the army at the going in of the sun, saying, “Each man to his city, and each man to his own land.”
- ÅB
- Og ved solens nedgang gikk der det rop gjennom leiren: Hver mann hjem til sin by og sitt land!
- OTB
- Ved solnedgang gikk et rop gjennom hæren: "Hver mann til sin by, og hver mann til sitt land!"
- B1930
- Og ved solens nedgang gikk der det rop gjennem leiren: Hver mann hjem til sin by og sitt land!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 14:12
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
Read in contextJudges 7:7–8
And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Read in context1 Samuel 4:10
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
Read in context1 Kings 12:24
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
Read in context1 Kings 22:17
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
Read in context1 Kings 12:16
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
Read in context2 Samuel 19:8
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
Read in context1 Kings 22:31
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
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