³⁸ Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in the main ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city

¹⁶ And he said, “At this season, ^(A)about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, ^(B)O man of God; ^(C)do not lie to your servant.”

²⁰ So when the men of Ai looked back, behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that, for the people who fled to the wilderness turned back against the pursuers.

²¹ But ^(A)I will establish my covenant with Isaac, ^(B)whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”