Numbers 31:10

And all their cities, and their villages, and castles, they burned.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

In Context

9And they took their women, and their children captives, and all their cattle, and all their goods: and all their possessions they plundered:

11And they carried away the booty, and all that they had taken both of men and of beasts.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:16These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.

1 Samuel 30:1Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.

Isaiah 1:7Your land is desolate, your cities are burnt with fire: your country strangers devour before your face, and it shall be desolate as when wasted by enemies.

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 →

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