Numbers 31:10

Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments,

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.

11and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

1 Samuel 30:1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

Isaiah 1:7Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you— a desolation demolished by strangers.

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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