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Psalms 68:12

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

KJV

Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium ; et factus sum illis in parabolam.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐθέμην τὸ ἔνδυμά μου σάκκον, καὶ ἐγενόμην αὐτοῖς εἰς παραβολήν.

LXX

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

ASV

אֲדֹנָ֥/י יִתֶּן אֹ֑מֶר הַֽ֝/מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹת צָבָ֥א רָֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹ֑מֶר
'mr
noun · 6×
בַשֵּׂ֛ר
bshr
verb · 24×
י
y
noun · 440×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 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.
  • 1Sam 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.
  • 2Chr 14:14 — And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
  • 2Chr 20:25 — And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselve
  • Exod 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.
  • Isa 33:23 — Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
  • Josh 10:16 — But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
  • Josh 12:7 — And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to
  • Josh 22:8 — And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the sp
  • Judg 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.
  • Num 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:
  • Ps 76:12 — He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.