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Psalms 68:12

10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
KJV
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
WEB
“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
ASV
Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
DARBY
Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
BLB
“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee! And she who dwells [in] the house divides the spoil!
ÅB
Hærenes konger flykter, de flykter, og hun som sitter hjemme, deler bytte.
OTB
"Konger av hærer flykter, de flykter,
Og hun som blir hjemme deler byttet!"
B1930
Hærenes konger flyr, de flyr, og hun som sitter hjemme, deler bytte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 10:16

    But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

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  • Judges 5:19

    The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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  • Revelation 19:17–20

    And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

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  • Joshua 12:7–24

    And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

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  • 1 Samuel 30:24

    For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

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  • Numbers 31:54

    And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

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  • Judges 5:30

    Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

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  • Exodus 14:25

    And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

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