Numbers 31:7

And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

In Context

6And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound.

8And their kings Evi, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, five princes of the nation: Balaam also the son of Beer they killed with the sword.

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Cross References

Judges 6:1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years.

Judges 21:11And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

1 Kings 11:15For when David was in Edom, and Joab the general of the army was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:2-7

The Slaughter of the Midianites. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe,… Read the whole commentary →

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