Numbers 31:54
And having been accepted, they took it into the tabernacle of the testimony, as a memorial of the sons of Israel before the Lord.
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53For whatever each one had taken away in the spoils was his own.
Cross References
Numbers 16:40so that the sons of Israel would have, thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger, or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord, and lest he endure what happened to Korah, and to all his congregation, when the Lord spoke to Moses.
Ezra 7:5the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, priest from the beginning,
Psalms 103:1To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
Psalms 145:7He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.
Luke 22:19And taking bread, he gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them, saying: “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this as a commemoration 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 →