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29 And Israel set an ambush against Gibeah all around.
30 And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 31 And the sons of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city. And they began to kill* and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field about thirty men of Israel. 32 And the sons of Benjamin said, They are struck down before us as at the first. But the sons of Israel said, Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways. 33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar and the ambush of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba. 34 And there came opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel and the battle was severe, but they did not know that evil was close upon them.
35 And Jehovah killed* Benjamin before Israel and the sons of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand and a hundred men. All these drew the sword. 36 So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin because they trusted to the ambush whom they had set against Gibeah. 37 And the ambush hastened and rushed upon Gibeah. And the ambush drew themselves along and killed* all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And the men of Israel turned in the battle and Benjamin began to kill* 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. 40 But 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 of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
41 And the men of Israel turned and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that evil had come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness. But the battle followed hard after them and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of it. 43 They enclosed the Benjamites all around, and chased them, and trod them down at their resting-place, as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men. All these were men of valor. 45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. And they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men and followed hard after them to Gidom and killed* of them two thousand men. 46 So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.
47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the sons of Benjamin and killed* them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city and the cattle and all that they found. Moreover they set on fire all the cities which they found.
30 And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 31 And the sons of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city. And they began to kill* and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field about thirty men of Israel. 32 And the sons of Benjamin said, They are struck down before us as at the first. But the sons of Israel said, Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways. 33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar and the ambush of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba. 34 And there came opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel and the battle was severe, but they did not know that evil was close upon them.
35 And Jehovah killed* Benjamin before Israel and the sons of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand and a hundred men. All these drew the sword. 36 So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin because they trusted to the ambush whom they had set against Gibeah. 37 And the ambush hastened and rushed upon Gibeah. And the ambush drew themselves along and killed* all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And the men of Israel turned in the battle and Benjamin began to kill* 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. 40 But 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 of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
41 And the men of Israel turned and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that evil had come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness. But the battle followed hard after them and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of it. 43 They enclosed the Benjamites all around, and chased them, and trod them down at their resting-place, as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men. All these were men of valor. 45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. And they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men and followed hard after them to Gidom and killed* of them two thousand men. 46 So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.
47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the sons of Benjamin and killed* them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city and the cattle and all that they found. Moreover they set on fire all the cities which they found.