Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 22:3

"All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off." — Isaiah 22:3 (ASV)

They are bound by the archers. —Better, fettered without the bow. The taunting charge of cowardice is carried further. The rulers had ventured on a sortie, and had been captured without a struggle, not even drawing their bows in their defence.