36. Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten.The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin’s warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.
37. Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town.
38. They had arranged to send up a large cloud of smoke from the town as a signal.
39. When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin’s warriors.By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!”
40. But when the warriors of Benjamin looked behind them and saw the smoke rising into the sky from every part of the town,