Judges 20:29

20:29 So Israel hid men in ambush outside Gibeah.

Judges 20:33

20:33 ¹  All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.

Judges 20:36

20:36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.

The Israelites retreated before ²  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

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¹ sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.

² tn Heb “gave place to.”