Numbers 31:48

Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

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And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

In Context

47Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, men and beasts, and gave them to the Levites who had the care of the House of the Lord; as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

49And said to him, Your servants have taken note of the number of all the fighting-men under our orders, and every one is present;

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Cross References

Numbers 31:14And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:26-48

Distribution of the Spoil. ( b. c. 1452.) 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of… Read the whole commentary →

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