Judah was defeated by Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
KJV
And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
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And Judah was put to the worse before Israel,.... Could not face them; but, as Josephus (d) says, a sudden fear and consternation seized them, and before they joined battle with the Israelites, turned their backs:
and they fled every man to their tents; to their cities, as the Targum, and left their king alone.
(d) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.
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