Numbers 31:15
“Why did you let all the women live?” he asked them.
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In The King James Version
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:34We also captured all his towns, and set apart for destruction the people of every town: men, women, and children. We didn't leave any survivors.
Deuteronomy 20:16However, when it comes to the towns of those nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you to occupy, don't leave anything alive that breathes.
Joshua 8:25Those who were killed that day numbered twelve thousand, men and women—all the inhabitants of Ai.
Joshua 11:14The Israelites did take for themselves all the plunder and livestock from these towns. But they killed all the inhabitants, destroying them all so none were left alive.
Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, you will be destroyed! Happy is the one who pays you back, who does to you what you did to us!
Ezekiel 9:6Kill the old men, the young men and girls, the women and children, but do not go anywhere near those who have the mark. Start at my sanctuary.” So they started by killing the elders who were in front of the Temple.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:14-25
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the… Read the whole commentary →