Judges 20:39-41

International Standard Version

³⁹ The army of Israel turned around in the battle, and the army of Benjamin began to attack and kill about 30 soldiers, thinking, “Now we’re really defeating them,^[a] just like before.”

⁴⁰ But then the smoke began to rise from the city in a column. The army of Benjamin observed behind them that the whole city was going up in flames^[b] straight into the sky! ⁴¹ At that point, as the army of Israel turned back to face the army of Benjamin,^[c] the army of Benjamin was filled with terror, because they realized that disaster was about to overtake them.