Psalms 68:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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Referenced Verses

Josh 10:16 : 16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
Judg 5:19 : 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.
1 Sam 30:24 : 24 And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
Josh 12:7-9 : 7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; 8 in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one; 10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; 13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; 17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one; 19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; 23 the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; 24 the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
Rev 6:15 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and {G3956} freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev 19:17-20 : 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come [and] be gathered together unto the great supper of God; 18 that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, {G846} and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, {G1722} wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
Judg 5:30 : 30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?
Josh 10:42 : 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Exod 14:25 : 25 And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
Num 31:8-9 : 8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
Num 31:27 : 27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
Num 31:54 : 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 68:11
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11The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
Ps 68:13
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13When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
Judg 5:30
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30Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?
Amos 2:16
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16and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.
Ps 68:30
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30Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.
Isa 33:3-4
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3At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.
4And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it.
Mic 2:8-9
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8But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely [as men] averse from war.
9The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
Ezek 38:12
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12to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn thy hand against the waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against the people that are gathered out of the nations, that have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the earth.
Isa 33:23
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23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
Zech 14:1-2
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1Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Isa 22:3
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3All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.
Jer 4:29
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29Every city fleeth for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwelleth therein.
Num 31:27
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27and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.
1 Sam 30:20
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20And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Ezek 32:20
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20They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword; draw her away and all her multitudes.
Deut 20:14
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14but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
Jer 49:4
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4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me?
Isa 21:15
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15For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Nah 3:10
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10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity; her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Ps 76:5
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5The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.
Num 31:53
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53[( For] the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
Nah 3:18
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18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy nobles are at rest; thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.
2 Kgs 7:7
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7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Jer 18:22
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22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Isa 3:25-26
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25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.
2 Chr 28:14
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14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.
Deut 21:10
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10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
Jer 50:37
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37A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
Isa 30:16-17
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16but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17One thousand [shall flee] at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
Jer 6:25
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25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.
Amos 2:14
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14And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Isa 13:14
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14And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.
1 Sam 30:24
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24And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
Hab 2:8
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8Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
Jer 51:30
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30The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
Jer 46:15
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15Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.
Isa 13:16
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16Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Ps 44:10
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10Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.
Jer 38:22
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22behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee: [now that] thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.
Nah 3:13
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Jer 15:9
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Jer 48:9
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Ezek 23:46
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46For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed to and fro and robbed.