1 Kings 22:36

36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”

1 Kings 22:36 in Other Translations

36 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.

36 And about sunset a cry went through the army, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"

36 Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”

36 As the sun went down, shouts reverberated through the ranks, "Abandon camp! Head for home!

36 Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring: Each man to his own city, and each man to his own land!

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 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”

35 All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”

37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried him there.

38 They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed), and the dogs licked up his blood, as the word of the LORD had declared.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 14:12