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Elberfelder Bibel

Richter 20:40

Und der Brand fing an, aus der Stadt emporzusteigen wie eine Rauchsäule; und Benjamin wandte sich zurück, und siehe, die ganze Stadt ging in Feuer auf gen Himmel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ambush;   Armies;   Strategy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;   Cities;   Jews, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Pillar;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ambush;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benjamin;   Marriage;   Pillar;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gibeah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gibeah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;   Pillar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascend;   Flame;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pillar;   War;  

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Als aber von der Stadt der Rauch wie eine Säule aufzusteigen begann, sah Benjamin hinter sich, und siehe, da flammte von der ganzen Stadt Feuer auf gen Himmel!
Lutherbible (1912)
da fing an sich zu erheben von der Stadt ein Rauch stracks über sich. Und Benjamin wandte sich hinter sich, und siehe, da ging die Stadt ganz auf gen Himmel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a pillar: Genesis 19:28, Song of Solomon 3:6, Joel 2:30, Revelation 19:3

looked: Joshua 8:20

flame: Heb. whole consumption

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 3:24 - smote the 2 Kings 6:20 - opened

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke,.... 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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