Judges 20:36-38

Evangelical Heritage Version

³⁶ Then the Benjaminites saw that they were beaten.

The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin because they were relying on the men in the ambushes that they had set up near Gibeah. ³⁷ The hidden attackers struck quickly. They dashed into Gibeah, spread out, and struck the entire city with the edge of the sword. ³⁸ This was the signal for the men of Israel and for those in the ambush: When they saw a great cloud of smoke coming up from the city,