International Standard Version Meanwhile, the army of Israel had arranged to signal their soldiers who had been hiding in ambush by sending up a cloud of smoke from the city.
American Standard Version Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
Young's Literal Translation And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush -- their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.