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Psalms 68:12

“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

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ASV

Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Kheikings ofH4428 →
צְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otarmiesH6635 →
יִדֹּד֣וּןyi.do.Dunthey flee !H5074 →
יִדֹּד֑וּןyi.do.Dunthey flee !H5074 →
וּנְוַתu.ne.vatand [the] beautiful woman ofH5116 →
בַּ֝֗יִתBa.yit[the] houseH1004 →
תְּחַלֵּ֥קte.cha.Lekshe dividesH2505 →
שָׁלָֽל׃sha.Lal[the] plunderH7998 →

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Joshua 10:16Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.Judges 5:19Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.1 Samuel 30:24Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”Revelation 19:17–20Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,Joshua 12:7–24And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance2 Chronicles 14:14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.Isaiah 33:23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.Joshua 22:8saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”2 Chronicles 20:25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”Joshua 10:42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Numbers 31:27Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.Numbers 31:8–9Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’Numbers 31:54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

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