Numbers 31:1

And the LORD said to Moses,

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

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Cross References

Judges 6:1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:1

This chapter belongs to "the book of the wars of the Lord," in which it is probable it was inserted. It is the history of a holy war, a war with Midian. Here is, I. A divine command for the war, ver. 1, 2 . II. The undertaking of the war, ver. 3-6 . III. The glorious success of it, ver. 7-12 . IV. Their triumphant return from the war. 1. The respect Moses paid to the soldiers, ver. 13 . 2. The rebuke he gave them for sparing the women, ver. 14-18 . 3. The directions he gave them for the purifying of themselves and… Read the whole commentary →

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