Judges 20:39-41

Evangelical Heritage Version

³⁹ the men of Israel were to turn back to join the battle.

Benjamin had begun to strike some of the men of Israel dead, about thirty men. So they said, “Look, they are being struck down before us, as they were in the first battle.” ⁴⁰ But as a column of smoke began to rise above the city, the Benjaminites turned to look behind them, and suddenly they saw that the city was going up toward heaven like a burnt offering. ⁴¹ Then the Israelites turned back, and the Benjaminites were horrified because they realized that disaster was falling upon them.