Numbers 31:10
And all their cities in the places in which they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
In Context
11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.
Cross References
Genesis 25:16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their nations.
1 Samuel 30:1And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
Isaiah 1:7Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Your land--strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:8-13
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities… Read the whole commentary →