Read Judges 20.29-48
In verse 29-48: Israel crushes Benjamin.
In verse 33: The tactics of ambush and simulated retreat parallel Josh 8.3-23.
In verse 35: The magnitude of the disaster is clear when the number killed (v. 46) is compared with Benjamin's starting total (v. 15).
In verse 36: The course of the battle is recounted twice in overlapping parallel stories: vv. 29-36 and vv. 36-44.
In verses 40-41: The role of the smoke is the same as in Josh 8.20-21.
In verse 42: Benjamin is trapped and butchered between the main army (the Israelites) and the ambush (those who came out of the city).
In verses 47-48: These six hundred are the only survivors.
Near total annihilation of the Benjaminites sets up the situation for the next chapter.
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