2 Kings 14:12

12 Israel defeated Judah, and every man of Judah ran away to his home.

2 Kings 14:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:12

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel
Could not face them; but, as Josephus ^F4 says, a sudden fear and consternation seized them, and before they joined battle with the Israelites, turned their backs:

and they fled every man to their tents;
to their cities, as the Targum, and left their king alone.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.

2 Kings 14:12 In-Context

10 You have defeated Edom, but you have become proud. Stay at home and brag. Don't ask for trouble, or you and Judah will be defeated."

11 But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel went to attack. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other in battle at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

12 Israel defeated Judah, and every man of Judah ran away to his home.

13 At Beth Shemesh Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah. (Amaziah was the son of Joash, who was the son of Ahaziah.) Jehoash went up to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, which was about six hundred feet.

14 He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils in the Temple of the Lord, and he took the treasuries of the palace and some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.