Judges 20:39-41

Expanded Bible

³⁹ Then the army of Israel ·turned around in the battle [counterattacked; ^Ca similar strategy was used against Ai; Josh. 8].

The Benjaminites had killed about thirty Israelites. They were saying, “·We are winning [They are defeated], as in the first battle!” ⁴⁰ But then a cloud of smoke began to rise from the city. The Benjaminites turned around and ·saw that [^Llook; ^Tbehold] the whole city was going up ·in smoke [^Linto the sky/heavens]. ⁴¹ Then the Israelites turned and began to fight. The Benjaminites were terrified because they knew that disaster was ·coming to them [close at hand; ^Ltouching against them].