Judges 20:39-41

New International Reader's Version

³⁹ Then the Israelites would turn around and attack.

The men of Benjamin had begun to wound and kill the men of Israel. They had struck down about 30 of them. They had said, “We’re winning the battle over them, just as we did the first time.” ⁴⁰ But a large cloud of smoke began to go up from the city. The men of Benjamin turned around. They saw the whole city going up in smoke. ⁴¹ Then the Israelites turned around and attacked them. The men of Benjamin were terrified. They realized they were going to be destroyed.