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Numbers 31:7 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 31:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 31 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.”
Numbers 31:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 31:7
They warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses—The phrase ka'asher tzivah YHWH (כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, just as Yahweh commanded) emphasizes covenantal obedience. This was not ethnic cleansing or imperialism but executing divine judgment and they slew all the males—specifically the military-age males who participated in Baal-Peor (v. 8 specifies five Midianite kings and Balaam).The totality language reflects ancient Near Eastern warfare hyperbole (compare Joshua's conquests), focusing on military and leadership destruction rather than genocide. Verse 9 shows women and childre...
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Cross-References for Numbers 31:7
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“and every woman who has lain by man.”
“when David was in Edom”
“and saved neither man nor woman alive”
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.”
“you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:”
“and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.”