Numbers 31:2
“Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
In Context
1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Genesis 15:15but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.
Genesis 25:8Abraham gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Numbers 20:26and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron shall be gathered, and shall die there.”
Numbers 25:14Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house amongst the Simeonites.
Numbers 27:13When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
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 →