The ambushers rush on Gibeah, and the smoke of the city goes up to the sky
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Judges 20:36–41: so the children of Benjamin see that they are struck. The text gives the reason, “for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.” The ambushers hurry, and rush on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and strike all the city with the edge of the sword. Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. The men of Israel turn in the battle, and Benjamin begins to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for the men of Benjamin say, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.” But when the cloud begins to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites look behind them; and behold, the whole city goes up in smoke to the sky. The men of Israel turn, and the men of Benjamin are dismayed; for they see that disaster has come on them.
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- JDG 20:36–41, engwebp
36So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.
37The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
38Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
39The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.”
40But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.
41The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on them.
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The ambushers rush on Gibeah, and the smoke of the city goes up to the sky — Narrated location — Gibeah
Evidence: Judges 20:36–41
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: The ambushers rush on Gibeah, and the smoke of the city goes up to the sky (event-jdg-20-the-ambush-and-the-smoke) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/jdg-20-the-ambush-and-the-smoke Current wording: Judges 20:36–41: so the children of Benjamin see that they are struck. The text gives the reason, “for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.” The ambushers hurry, and rush on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and strike all the city with the edge of the sword. Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. The men of Israel turn in the battle, and Benjamin begins to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for the men of Benjamin say, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.” But when the cloud begins to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites look behind them; and behold, the whole city goes up in smoke to the sky. The men of Israel turn, and the men of Benjamin are dismayed; for they see that disaster has come on them. Cited evidence: JDG 20:36–41, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.