John Gill Commentary 2 Kings 14:12

"And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent." — 2 Kings 14:12 (ASV)

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel
Could not face them; but, as Josephus ^F4 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.