John Gill's Exposition on Judges 20:40

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, etc.] Fire being set to it by the liers in wait, who had entered it, and who made a large fire, which caused a vast pillar of flame and smoke to arise, which might be seen a great way off: the Benjamites looked behind them; perhaps at hearing the blowing of the trumpet, and the long sound of that: and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven; went upwards, and reached to a great height.

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