Numbers 31:1
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
In Context
2“Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
Cross References
Judges 6:1The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian 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 →