Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Kings leading armies run away -- they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.
New American Standard Bible
And she who remains at home will
King James Version
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Holman Bible
She who stays at home divides the spoil.
International Standard Version
"Kings of armies retreat and flee, while the lady of the house divides the spoil.
A Conservative Version
Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.
American Standard Version
Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
Amplified
“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”
Bible in Basic English
Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.
Darby Translation
Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
Julia Smith Translation
Kings of armies will flee away, they will flee away, and she resting in the house will divide the spoil
King James 2000
Kings of armies did flee in haste: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"[The] kings of armies flee, they flee, and she [who] remains at home divides [the] spoil.
Modern King James verseion
Kings of armies fled away; and she who stayed at home divided the plunder.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited; and they of the household divided the spoil.
New Heart English Bible
"Kings of armies flee. They flee." She who waits at home divides the spoil,
The Emphasized Bible
Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.
Webster
Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
World English Bible
"Kings of armies flee! They flee!" She who waits at home divides the spoil,
Youngs Literal Translation
Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
11 The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news. 12 Kings leading armies run away -- they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. 13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 10:16
The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
Judges 5:19
Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder.
Joshua 12:7-24
These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes,
1 Samuel 30:24
Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!"
Exodus 14:25
He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from Israel, for the Lord fights for them against Egypt!"
Numbers 31:8-9
They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain -- Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba -- five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
Numbers 31:27
Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war -- who went out to battle -- and the other for all the community.
Numbers 31:54
So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.
Joshua 10:42
Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
Judges 5:30
No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder -- a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!'
Revelation 6:15
Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Revelation 19:17-20
Then I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: "Come, gather around for the great banquet of God,