Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder. New Living Translation Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder. English Standard Version “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil— Berean Standard Bible “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. King James Bible Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. New King James Version “Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home divides the spoil. New American Standard Bible “Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoils!” NASB 1995 “Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!” NASB 1977 “Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!” Legacy Standard Bible “Kings of armies retreat, they retreat, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!” Amplified Bible “The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee, And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].” Christian Standard Bible “The kings of the armies flee—they flee! ” She who stays at home divides the spoil. Holman Christian Standard Bible The kings of the armies flee—they flee!” She who stays at home divides the spoil. American Standard Version Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Kings of armies will assemble and the favored ones of your house will divide the spoil Brenton Septuagint Translation The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, will even grant them for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils. Contemporary English Version "Kings and their armies retreated and ran, and everything they left is now being divided. Douay-Rheims Bible The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils. English Revised Version Kings of armies flee, they flee: and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. GOD'S WORD® Translation [They say,] "The kings of the armies flee; they run away. The women who remained at home will divide the goods. Good News Translation "Kings and their armies are running away!" The women at home divided what was captured: International Standard Version "Kings of armies retreat and flee, while the lady of the house divides the spoil. JPS Tanakh 1917 Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. Literal Standard Version Kings of hosts utterly flee away, | And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil. Majority Standard Bible “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. New American Bible The kings of the armies are in desperate flight. Every household will share the spoil, NET Bible Kings leading armies run away--they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. New Revised Standard Version “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil, New Heart English Bible "Kings of armies flee. They flee." She who waits at home divides the spoil, Webster's Bible Translation Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. World English Bible “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder, Young's Literal Translation Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Enemies Are Scattered…11The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it: 12“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. 13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”… Cross References Joshua 10:16 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. Judges 5:19 Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver. 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?' 1 Samuel 30:24 Who 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." Psalm 135:11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. Treasury of Scripture Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. kings 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. Numbers 31:8,9,54 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword… Joshua 10:16,42 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah… did flee apace [heb. Numbers 31:27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 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. Jump to Previous Apace Apportioneth Armies Camps Divide Divided Divides Divideth Division Female Fled Flee Flight Goods Haste Home Hosts House Houses Inhabitant Kings Plunder Quickly Spoil Tarried Tarrieth Utterly Waits WomenJump to Next Apace Apportioneth Armies Camps Divide Divided Divides Divideth Division Female Fled Flee Flight Goods Haste Home Hosts House Houses Inhabitant Kings Plunder Quickly Spoil Tarried Tarrieth Utterly Waits WomenPsalm 68 1. A prayer at the removing of the ark4. An exhortation to praise God for his mercies 7. for his care of the church 19. for his great works (12) Kings of armies did flee apace.--Better, Kings of armies flee, flee. This and the two next verses wear the air of being a fragment of those ancient battle-songs sung by the women after the defeat of the foe. The fact that they have thus been torn from their original context accounts for the great obscurity which hangs over them. And she that tarried . . .--i.e., the woman keeping the house; so the Hebrew. (Comp. Judges 5:24, "Women of the tent;" and the fond anticipations of Sisera's mother, Psalm 68:29.) So the Greeks called the mistress of the house ????????. (Eur. Herc. Fur. 45.) Though this sense thus gives a general description of war, and the women waiting eagerly for the victorious home-coming is a picture true to life, yet the next verse indicates that we must suppose a latent reference to some tribe or party who shirked the dangers of battle, and played the part of the stay-at-home. Verse 12. - Kings of armies did flee apace; literally, did flee - did flee; i.e. fled repeatedly before Israel (see Joshua 8:19-22; Joshua 10:19, 20; Joshua 11:8, 9; Judges 3:10, 29; Judges 4:14-16; Judges 7:19-25; Judges 8:11, 12; Judges 11:29-33; Judges 15:14-16; 1 Samuel 7:10, 11; 1 Samuel 11:11; 1 Samuel 14:47, 48; 1 Samuel 15:7, 8; 1 Samuel 17:52; 2 Samuel 5:17-25; 2 Samuel 8:1, 2, 4, 5, 13; 2 Samuel 10:6-18, etc.). And she that tarried at home divided the spoil. The wives of the conquerors shared in the spoil when it was brought home (Judges 5:28-30).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Kingsמַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king [and their] armies צְ֭בָאוֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign flee יִדֹּד֣וּן (yid·dō·ḏūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away in haste; יִדֹּד֑וּן (yid·dō·ḏūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away she who waits וּנְוַת (ū·nə·waṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation at home בַּ֝֗יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house will divide תְּחַלֵּ֥ק (tə·ḥal·lêq) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate the plunder. שָׁלָֽל׃ (šā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty Links Psalm 68:12 NIVPsalm 68:12 NLT Psalm 68:12 ESV Psalm 68:12 NASB Psalm 68:12 KJV Psalm 68:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 68:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 68:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 68:12 French Bible Psalm 68:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 68:12 Kings of armies flee! 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