1 Kings 22:36

36 At sundown a cry went through the army, "Every man to his own city! Every man to his own property!"

1 Kings 22:36 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:36

And there went a proclamation throughout the host, about the
going down of the sun
Much about the time that Ahab died; and this proclamation by an herald might be made by his order, as he was dying, or by Jehoshaphat, when he understood he was dead:

saying, every man to his city, and every man to his own country;
the order was to cease fighting, and make the best of their way as fast as they could to their own homes, since their shepherd and master was dead, which fulfilled the vision of Micaiah, ( 1 Kings 22:17 ) . It seems to have been a drawn battle, at least there is no account of the advantage on either side.

1 Kings 22:36 In-Context

34 One man aimed his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between his scale armor and his breastplate. Ahab told his chariot driver, "Turn around, and get me away from these troops. I'm badly wounded."

35 But the battle got worse that day, and the king was kept propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening. The blood from the wound had flowed into the chariot.

36 At sundown a cry went through the army, "Every man to his own city! Every man to his own property!"

37 When the king was dead, he was brought to Samaria to be buried.

38 His chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria, where the prostitutes bathed. The dogs licked up his blood, as the LORD had predicted.