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Psalm 68:12
“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
10Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
11The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
12“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
13while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
14When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
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Fleeing kings and a woman dividing war plunder at home make a stark reversal: military power collapses, and the spoils reach beyond the battlefield.
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1 Samuel 30:24Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays with the baggage. They shall share …Both passages describe a share of battle’s spoils reaching people who stayed behind.
Joshua 10:16These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.Kings flee in both passages; Joshua adds the concrete detail of five kings hiding in a cave.
Psalm 76:12He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.Both portray royal power brought low: kings flee in Psalm 68, and God cuts off the spirit of princes in Psalm 76.
Judges 5:19“The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.Both mention kings and plunder, though Judges describes kings gaining no silver while the psalm describes plunder divided at home.
Exodus 14:25He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them …Both report flight from battle; Exodus names the Egyptians’ recognition that the Lord fights against them.
Numbers 31:27and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.Both describe divided plunder extending beyond the fighters, with Numbers naming the congregation as recipients.
Joshua 22:8and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much wealth to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much …Both connect the division of war plunder with home, whether a woman waiting there or soldiers returning to their tents.
2 Chronicles 14:14They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.Both describe plunder as part of war’s outcome; Chronicles recounts cities struck and their goods taken.
2 Chronicles 20:25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they …Both describe people taking war plunder; Chronicles includes the grim detail of valuables stripped from among the dead.
Joshua 12:7–24These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon even to Mount …Both pair defeated kings with gains distributed afterward: plunder in the psalm and land in Joshua.
Revelation 19:17–20I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of …The supplied verses share a proclamation, though the psalm announces fleeing kings and Revelation summons birds to God’s great supper.
Isaiah 33:23Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great plunder was divided. The lame …Both describe divided plunder reaching unexpected recipients: a woman at home in the psalm and the lame in Isaiah.
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This is a war song, with real plunder after defeat. In its setting, the Almighty scatters kings; even armed rulers remain subject to God.
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