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and they fled every man to their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled, every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah was routed before Israel, and each man fled to his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah was routed before Israel, and everyone fled to his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />During the battle, Judah's army was crushed. Every soldier from Judah ran back home, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Israel defeated the army of Judah, and the Judeans fled to their homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel, and everybody fled to their own tents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Judah was defeated before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Judah is struck before Israel, and they each flee to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Judah is smitten before Israel, and they flee each to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Judah will be smitten before Israel; and they will flee a man to his tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Juda was put to the worst before Israel, and they fled every man to their dwellings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Judah was struck down before Israel, and they fled, each to their own tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and Judah was defeated by Israel, and all fled to their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah was defeated by Israel; everyone fled home.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Judah was defeated before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yehuda was defeated from before Israel, and each man fled to his tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Juda was overthrown before Israel, and <i>every</i> man fled to his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4789" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Amaziah Defeated by Joash</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">And Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5062.htm" title="5062: way·yin·nā·ḡep̄ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To strike, smite. A primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict.">was routed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and every man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nu·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">fled</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·ʾå̄·ho·lō (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">to his home.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-22.htm">2 Chronicles 25:22</a></span><br />And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-17.htm">2 Chronicles 25:17-21</a></span><br />Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said. / But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. / You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29-36</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. / And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. / Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">1 Samuel 4:10</a></span><br />So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21</a></span><br />And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">2 Samuel 10:18</a></span><br />But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3-4</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth? / Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Jeremiah 46:15-16</a></span><br />Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down. / They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14-16</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. / The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. / Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14-16</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21-22</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-36.htm">Acts 5:36-37</a></span><br />Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. / After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">1 Samuel 4:10</a></b></br> And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a></b></br> And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-36.htm">1 Kings 22:36</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Home</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Routed</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Home</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">Routed</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-16.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">Amaziah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">His justice on the murderers of his father</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">His victory over Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Amaziah slain by a conspiracy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jeroboam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Zachariah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/2_kings/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And Judah was routed</b><br />The term "routed" in this context refers to a decisive defeat in battle. The Hebrew root word here is "נָגַף" (nagaph), which means to strike, smite, or defeat. This word is often used in the Old Testament to describe a significant and often humiliating defeat. Historically, this reflects the period of the divided kingdom, where internal strife and external threats were common. Judah's defeat serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the importance of seeking His guidance in times of conflict.<p><b>before Israel</b><br />The phrase "before Israel" indicates that the battle was between the two divided kingdoms: Judah and Israel. This internal conflict among God's chosen people highlights the tragic consequences of division and disobedience. The historical context here is crucial, as it reflects the period after the united monarchy under Saul, David, and Solomon, when the kingdom split into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah). This division weakened both kingdoms, making them vulnerable to external threats and internal decay.<p><b>and every man fled</b><br />The phrase "every man fled" underscores the totality of the defeat. The Hebrew word for "fled" is "נָס" (nas), which conveys a sense of panic and disorderly retreat. This reflects not just a military defeat but a collapse of morale and unity among the troops. In a spiritual sense, it serves as a metaphor for what happens when individuals or communities turn away from God’s protection and guidance—they are left to face their battles alone, often resulting in fear and retreat.<p><b>to his home</b><br />The return "to his home" signifies a retreat to safety and personal security after a public and collective failure. This phrase can be seen as a reflection of the human tendency to seek refuge in familiar and safe environments when faced with overwhelming adversity. Spiritually, it can be interpreted as a call to return to foundational truths and personal faith when public or communal efforts fail. It also highlights the importance of the home as a place of refuge and restoration, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">To their tents.</span>--Hebrew text, <span class= "ital">to his tent</span>; so the LXX. and Syriac. Hebrew margin, to <span class= "ital">his tents</span>; so Vulg., and Targum, and Chronicles. The meaning is that the enemy disbanded, as usually after a great defeat. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm" title="So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.">2Kings 8:21</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "to their homes" (see the comment on 2 Kings 13:5). This was the first trial of strength between the two nations of which we have any distinct account. It resulted in the complete discomfiture of Israel. There was another great struggle in the time of Pekah and Ahaz, wherein Judah suffered even more severely (see <a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">2 Chronicles 28:6-8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was routed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף</span> <span class="translit">(way·yin·nā·ḡep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and every man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nu·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his home.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·hā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:12 Judah was defeated by Israel (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>