Numbers 31:54
Then Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold given by the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and took it into the Tent of meeting, to be a sign in memory of the children of Israel before the Lord.
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53(For every man of the army had taken goods for himself in the war.)
Cross References
Numbers 16:40To be a sign, kept in memory for ever by the children of Israel, that no man who is not of the seed of Aaron has the right of burning spices before the Lord, so that he may not be like Korah and his band: as the Lord said to him by the mouth of Moses.
Ezra 7:5The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
Psalms 103:1Of David. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.
Psalms 145:7Their sayings will be full of the memory of all your mercy, and they will make songs of your righteousness.
Luke 22:19And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:49-54
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord , what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord . 51 And Moses and Eleazar the… Read the whole commentary →