What does 1 Kings 22:36 mean?
ESV: And about sunset a cry went through the army, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"
NIV: As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: "Every man to his town. Every man to his land!"
NASB: Then the word passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, 'Every man to his city, and every man to his country!'
CSB: 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!
NLT: Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: 'We’re done for! Run for your lives!'
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.
NKJV: Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!”
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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