1 Kings 22:36

KJV

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.

— 1 Kings 22:36, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Ahab and Jehoshaphat plan to retake Ramoth-gilead from Aram; four hundred court prophets predict success, but the prophet Micaiah—whom Ahab hates—sees Israel scattered and pronounces Ahab's doom. Micaiah describes a heavenly vision where God sends a lying spirit into the …

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Other Translations

ASV

And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.

YLT

and he causeth the cry to pass over through the camp, at the going in of the sun, saying, `Each unto his city, and each unto his land.'

BBE

And about sundown a cry went up from all parts of the army, saying, Let every man go back to his town and his country, for the king is dead.

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