Psalms 68:12

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Kings leading armies run away– they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.

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  • Josh 10:16 : 16 The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
  • Judg 5:19 : 19 Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder.
  • 1 Sam 30:24 : 24 Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!”
  • Josh 12:7-9 : 7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes, 8 including the hill country, the foothills, the rift valley, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev– the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites: 9 the king of Jericho(one), the king of Ai– located near Bethel–(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 Bethel(one), 17 the king of Tappuah(one), the king of Hepher(one), 18 the king of Aphek(one), the king of Lasharon(one), 19 the king of Madon(one), the king of Hazor(one), 20 the king of Shimron Meron(one), the king of Acshaph(one), 21 the king of Taanach(one), the king of Megiddo(one), 22 the king of Kedesh(one), the king of Jokneam near Carmel(one), 23 the king of Dor– near Naphath Dor–(one), the king of Goyim– near Gilgal–(one), 24 the king of Tirzah(one), a total of thirty-one kings.
  • Rev 6:15 : 15 Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
  • Rev 19:17-20 : 17 Then I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky:“Come, gather around for the great banquet of God, 18 to eat your fill of the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of powerful people, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!” 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army. 20 Now the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf– signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
  • Judg 5:30 : 30 ‘No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder– a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!’
  • Josh 10:42 : 42 Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
  • Exod 14:25 : 25 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”
  • Num 31:8-9 : 8 They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain– Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba– five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. 9 The Israelites took the women of Midian captive along with their little ones, and took all their herds, all their flocks, and all their goods as plunder.
  • Num 31:27 : 27 Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war– who went out to battle– and the other for all the community.
  • Num 31:54 : 54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

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  • 11 The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.

  • 13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

  • 30 ‘No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder– a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!’

  • 16 Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The LORD is speaking!

  • 30 Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

  • Isa 33:3-4
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    3 The nations run away when they hear a loud noise; the nations scatter when you spring into action!

    4 Your plunder disappears as if locusts were eating it; they swarm over it like locusts!

  • Mic 2:8-9
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    8 but you rise up as an enemy against my people. You steal a robe from a friend, from those who pass by peacefully as if returning from a war.

    9 You wrongly evict widows among my people from their cherished homes. You defraud their children of their prized inheritance.

  • 12 to loot and plunder, to attack the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center of the earth.”

  • 23 Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

  • Zech 14:1-2
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    1 The Sovereignty of the Lord A day of the LORD is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst.

    2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.

  • 3 All your leaders ran away together– they fled to a distant place; all your refugees were captured together– they were captured without a single arrow being shot.

  • 29 At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.

  • 27 Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war– who went out to battle– and the other for all the community.

  • 20 David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying,“This is David’s plunder!”

  • 20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; they carry her and all her hordes away.

  • 14 However, the women, little children, cattle, and anything else in the city– all its plunder– you may take for yourselves as spoil. You may take from your enemies the plunder that the LORD your God has given you.

  • 4 Why do you brag about your great power? Your power is ebbing away, you rebellious people of Ammon, who trust in your riches and say,‘Who would dare to attack us?’

  • 15 For they flee from the swords– from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

  • 10 Yet she went into captivity as an exile; even her infants were smashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her nobility; all her dignitaries were bound with chains.

  • 5 The bravehearted were plundered; they“fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless.

  • 53 Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

  • 18 Concluding Dirge Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria! Your officers are slumbering! Your people are scattered like sheep on the mountains and there is no one to regather them!

  • 7 So they got up and fled at dusk, leaving behind their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

  • 22 Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Isa 3:25-26
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    25 Your men will fall by the sword, your strong men will die in battle.

    26 Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground.

  • 14 So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

  • 10 Laws Concerning Wives When you go out to do battle with your enemies and the LORD your God allows you to prevail and you take prisoners,

  • 37 Destructive forces will come against her horses and her chariots. Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her; they will be as frightened as women! Destructive forces will come against her treasures; they will be taken away as plunder!

  • Isa 30:16-17
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    16 You say,‘No, we will flee on horses,’ so you will indeed flee. You say,‘We will ride on fast horses,’ so your pursuers will be fast.

    17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, until the remaining few are as isolated as a flagpole on a mountaintop or a signal flag on a hill.”

  • 25 Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”

  • 14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

  • 14 Like a frightened gazelle or a sheep with no shepherd, each will turn toward home, each will run to his homeland.

  • 24 Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!”

  • 8 Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

  • 30 The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

  • 15 Why will your soldiers be defeated? They will not stand because I, the LORD, will thrust them down.

  • 16 Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.

  • 10 You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

  • 22 All the women who are left in the royal palace of Judah will be led out to the officers of the king of Babylon. They will taunt you saying,‘Your trusted friends misled you; they have gotten the best of you. Now that your feet are stuck in the mud, they have turned their backs on you.’

  • 13 Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.

  • 9 The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies,” says the LORD.

  • 5 The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

  • 5 “What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.

  • 9 Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited.”

  • 46 “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Bring up an army against them and subject them to terror and plunder.