Judges 20:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:40 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, beh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:40 — KJV
“But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. the flame of: Heb. the whole consumption of”
— Judges 20:40 (KJV)
Judges 20:40 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 20:40
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:40: city, smoke, looked
“And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. Here...: Heb. Behold me”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:40: looked, behind, behold
“And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Treason: Heb. Conspiracy”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:40: pillar, looked, behold
“For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:40: city, pillar, behold
“For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:40: flame, looked, ascended
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