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King James Version

2 Kings 14:12

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-Shemesh;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoash;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Beth-Shemesh;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Jehoash;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethshemesh;   Palestine;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Shemesh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amaziah ;   Joash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amaziah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoash;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amaziah, King of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah was routed before Israel, and each man fled to his own tent.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehudah was put to the worse before Yisra'el; and they fled every man to his tent.
English Standard Version
And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.
New Century Version
Israel defeated Judah, and every man of Judah ran away to his home.
New English Translation
Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.
Amplified Bible
Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent.
New American Standard Bible
And Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled, every man to his tent.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iudah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fledde euery man to their tents.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.
Contemporary English Version
During the battle, Judah's army was crushed. Every soldier from Judah ran back home,
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hudah was defeated by Isra'el, and every man fled to his tent.
Darby Translation
And Judah was routed before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
Easy-to-Read Version
Israel defeated Judah. Every man of Judah ran home.
George Lamsa Translation
And Judah was defeated before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
Good News Translation
Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes.
Lexham English Bible
Judah was defeated before Israel and they fled, each to this tent.
Literal Translation
And Judah was stricken before Israel, and they each fled to his tent.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iuda was smytten before Israel, so that euery one fled in to his tente.
American Standard Version
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
Bible in Basic English
And Judah was overcome before Israel, so that they went in flight, every man to his tent.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iuda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled euery man to their tentes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
King James Version (1611)
And Iudah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled euery man to their tents.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Juda was overthrown before Israel, and every man fled to his tent.
English Revised Version
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
Berean Standard Bible
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Juda was smytun bifor Israel; and thei fledden ech man in to his tabernaclis.
Young's Literal Translation
and Judah is smitten before Israel, and they flee each to his tent.
Update Bible Version
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Judah was defeated before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
World English Bible
Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
New King James Version
And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent.
New Living Translation
Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.
New Life Bible
Israel won the battle against Judah, and every man of Judah ran away to his tent.
New Revised Standard
Judah was defeated by Israel; everyone fled home.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then was Judah defeated before Israel, - and they fled, every man to his own home;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Juda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to their dwellings.
Revised Standard Version
And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.
THE MESSAGE
Judah was thoroughly beaten by Israel—all their soldiers ran home in defeat.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.

Contextual Overview

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord , and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

was put to the worse: Heb. was smitten

they fled: 1 Samuel 4:10, 2 Samuel 18:17, 1 Kings 22:36

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 19:8 - for Israel Amos 6:13 - Have

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Genesis 14:9
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
Genesis 14:11
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Genesis 14:13
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Numbers 16:26
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Job 9:23
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel,.... Could not face them; but, as Josephus d says, a sudden fear and consternation seized them, and before they joined battle with the Israelites, turned their backs:

and they fled every man to their tents; to their cities, as the Targum, and left their king alone.

d Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, 2 Chronicles 25:20.


 
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