They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces, stood bravely against them. Which the children of Benjamin seeing, turned their backs,
וְאִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָפַ֔ךְ וַיִבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
As some retreated and others chased after them, the Israelites managed to invade the deserted city. They quickly ignited it, and the flames roared while columns of smoke rose up, signaling that the city had fallen. The morale of the inhabitants was shattered, and their adversaries were emboldened.
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