1 Kings 22:36
New International Version
As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”

New Living Translation
Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”

English Standard Version
And about sunset a cry went through the army, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!”

Berean Standard Bible
As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

King James Bible
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

New King James Version
Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!”

New American Standard Bible
Then the word passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!”

NASB 1995
Then a cry passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, “Every man to his city and every man to his country.”

NASB 1977
Then a cry passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, “Every man to his city and every man to his country.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then a shout of lament passed throughout the camp close to sunset, saying, “Every man to his city and every man to his land.”

Amplified Bible
Then about sundown a resounding cry passed throughout the army, saying, “Every man to his city and every man to his own country!”

Christian Standard Bible
Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring: Each man to his own city, and each man to his own land!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring: Each man to his own city, and each man to his own land!

American Standard Version
And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a Herald called in the camp when the sun had set, and said: “Go, each man to his town and each man to his land!”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the herald of the army stood at sunset, saying, Let every man go to his own city and his own land,

Contemporary English Version
As the sun was going down, someone in Israel's army shouted to the others, "Retreat! Go back home!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the herald proclaimed through all the army before the sun set, saying: Let every man return to his own city, and to his own country.

English Revised Version
And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At sundown a cry went through the army, "Every man to his own city! Every man to his own property!"

Good News Translation
Near sunset the order went out through the Israelite ranks: "Each of you go back to your own country and city!"

International Standard Version
As the day drew to a close, this order was circulated throughout the army telling the soldiers, "Everybody go back to his city and to his own land."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying: 'Every man to his city, and every man to his country.'

Literal Standard Version
and he causes the cry to pass over through the camp, at the going in of the sun, saying, “Each to his city, and each to his land!”

Majority Standard Bible
As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

New American Bible
At sunset a cry went through the army, “Every man to his city, every man to his land!”

NET Bible
As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, "Each one should return to his city and to his homeland."

New Revised Standard Version
Then about sunset a shout went through the army, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!”

New Heart English Bible
A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country."

Webster's Bible Translation
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the setting of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

World English Bible
A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!”

Young's Literal Translation
and he causeth the cry to pass over through the camp, at the going in of the sun, saying, 'Each unto his city, and each unto his land.'

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Context
Ahab's Defeat and Death
35The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died. 36As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!” 37So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.…

Cross References
1 Kings 22:35
The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

1 Kings 22:37
So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.

2 Kings 14:12
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.


Treasury of Scripture

And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

there went

1 Kings 22:17,31
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace…

1 Kings 12:16
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

2 Kings 14:12
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

Every man

1 Kings 12:24
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

Judges 7:7,8
And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place…

Judges 21:24
And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

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Verse 36. - And there went a proclamation throughout the host [Heb. And the shouting passed over in the camp. Gesenius will have it that רִנָּה must mean a "joyful cry," and would see the cause of joy in the cessation of hostilities and the permission to return home] about the going down of the sun [According to the chronicler (1 Kings 18:34), it was at sunset that the king died. It seems natural, therefore, to connect this shout with his death. But the approach of night would of itself put an end to the battle. It does not appear that Israel had been utterly defeated, or had suffered great loss. But "they had no master"], saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country [or land].

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
As the sun
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

was setting,
כְּבֹ֥א (kə·ḇō)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the cry
הָרִנָּה֙ (hā·rin·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7440: A creaking, shout

rang out
וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

in the army:
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (bam·ma·ḥă·neh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

“Every man
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

his own city,
עִיר֖וֹ (‘î·rōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and every man
וְאִ֥ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

his own land!”
אַרְצֽוֹ׃ (’ar·ṣōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land


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