Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 25:22
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate outcome of the battle at Beth-shemesh where King Jehoash of Israel confronted King Amaziah of Judah. Judah’s army collapses during the engagement, triggering a mass withdrawal.
The words — The Hebrew verb נָגַף (na.gaf) denotes being struck down or routed, while נָס (nas) describes the subsequent flight of the soldiers. These terms record the military collapse and individual retreat without editorial commentary.
The thread — The pattern of routed armies and soldiers fleeing to their tents appears in 1 Samuel 4:10. 2 Chronicles 28:5 similarly records divine delivery of a Judahite king to an enemy who captures his people.
Why it lands — The text states that Judah’s forces broke and each soldier returned to his own tent before describing the king’s capture and the wall demolition. Readers must first acknowledge the factual military defeat before noting the subsequent political consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 4:10 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.
- 1 Kings 22:36 As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
- 2 Chronicles 28:5 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.