Psalms 68 · Verse 12

Psalms 68:12

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Psalms 68:12, King James Version

Psalms 68:12 in other translations

BSB“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
WEB“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
ASVKings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
YLTKings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.
DARBYKings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
BBEKings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.
WebsterKings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

What does Psalms 68:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Kings of armies--that is, with their armies. she that ... at home--Mostly women so remained, and the ease of victory appears in that such, without danger, quietly enjoyed the spoils.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Kings of armies did flee - Rabin and the kings of the Canaanites, who united their forces to overwhelm the Israelites. And she - Deborah the prophetess, a woman accustomed to tarry at home, and take care of the family; she divided the spoils, and vanquished their kings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 68:7-14

Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies. If God bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. He provided for them, both in the wilderness and in Canaan. The daily manna seems here meant. And it looks to the spiritual provision for God's Israel. The Spirit of grace and the gospel of grace are the plentiful rain, with which God confirms his…

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Psalms 68:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Kheikings ofH4428
צְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otarmiesH6635
יִדֹּד֣וּןyi.do.Dunthey flee !H5074
יִדֹּד֑וּןyi.do.Dunthey flee !H5074
וּנְוַתu.ne.vatand [the] beautiful woman ofH5116
בַּ֝֗יִתBa.yit[the] houseH1004
תְּחַלֵּ֥קte.cha.Lekshe dividesH2505
שָׁלָֽל\׃sha.Lal[the] plunderH7998

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 68:12

  • Joshua 10:16

    But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

  • Judges 5:19

    The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

  • Revelation 19:17-20

    And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

  • Joshua 12:7-24

    And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth–el, one; The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; …

  • 1 Samuel 30:24

    For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

  • Numbers 31:54

    And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.

  • Judges 5:30

    Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

  • Exodus 14:25

    And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

  • Numbers 31:8-9

    And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Numbers 31:27

    And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Kings.
Ex 14:25; Nu 31:8,9,54; Jos 10:16,42; 12:7,8-24; Jud 5:19; Re 6:15
Re 19:17-20
did flee apace. Heb. did flee, did flee. she.
Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:24

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Context

  • Psalms 68:11

    The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

  • Psalms 68:12

    Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

  • Psalms 68:13

    Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

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Psalms 68:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Huyeron, huyeron reyes de ejércitos; y las que se quedaban en casa partían los despojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le Seigneur donna la parole: grande fut la foule des femmes qui répandirent la bonne nouvelle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Könige der Heere fliehen, sie fliehen, und die Hausbewohnerin verteilt die Beute.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium; et factus sum illis in parabolam.