19:8 So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they 1 all came before him.
But the Israelite soldiers 2 had all fled to their own homes. 3
1 tn Heb “all the people.”
2 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” (see 18:16-17).
3 tn Heb “had fled, each to his tent.”