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.
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.
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.
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.
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the setting of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"
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.
Every man to his city - It appears that the Israelites and Jews maintained the fight the whole of the day; but when at evening the king died, and this was known, there was a proclamation made, probably with the consent of both Syrians and Israelites, that the war was over. Ahab being dead, his subjects did not choose to contend for Ramoth-gilead; so the Israelites went to their own cities, and the Syrians to their own country.
About the going down of the sun - i. e. as soon as Ahab was dead. The abandonment of the expedition and dispersion of the army on the death of the king is thoroughly Oriental.
The Septuagint version reads 1 Kings 22:36-37, "Every man to his city, and every man to his own country, for the king is dead: And they came to Samaria," etc.