Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.Their behavior here confuses me a bit. Here the army is, besieging an enemy city, and they hear the sound of an approaching army. They think they're about to be attacked, so they run. But they leave everything behind. I can understand not waiting to break down camp completely, but they didn't even take their mounts. Why would they not take along the animals that would allow them to flee faster?
I have to put this down to God's provision. He scared them so much that they weren't thinking, they just ran. Because they weren't thinking, they were limited in how fast they could run. By doing this foolish thing, they supplied the Israelites with everything they needed to restore Samaria from the siege shortages. God supplied them through an enemy's provisions, despite their unbelief.
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