Num 31:1 | Clarke | STEP | The command of the Lord to make war on the Midianites, , . One thousand men are chosen out of each of the twelve tribes, and sent with Phinehas against the Midianites, . They slay all the males, ; their five kings and Balaam, . They take all the women captives, with the flocks and goods, ; burn their cities, and bring away the spoil, , . They bring the captives, etc., to Moses, who is wroth with the officers for sparing the women, who had formerly been the cause of their transgression and punishment, . He commands all the male children and all the grown up females to be slain, , . How the soldiers were to purify themselves, , ; and the different articles taken in war, . They are commanded to take the sum of the prey, to divide it into two parts; one for the 12,000 warriors, and the other for the rest of the congregation, . One of 500, both of persons and cattle, of the share of the warriors, to be given to the Lord, , ; and one part of fifty, of the people's share, to be given to the Levites, . The sum of the prey remaining after the above division; sheep 675,000, beeves 72,000, asses 61,000, young women 32,000, . How the soldiers' part was divided, . How the part belonging to the congregation was divided, . The officers report that they had not lost a man in this war, , . They bring a voluntary oblation to God, of gold and ornaments, , ; the amount of which was 16,750 shekels, , . Moses and Eleazar bring the gold into the tabernacle for a memorial, .

Numbers 31:1

Introduction

The command of the Lord to make war on the Midianites, Num 31:1, Num 31:2. One thousand men are chosen out of each of the twelve tribes, and sent with Phinehas against the Midianites, Num 31:3-6. They slay all the males, Num 31:7; their five kings and Balaam, Num 31:8. They take all the women captives, with the flocks and goods, Num 31:9; burn their cities, and bring away the spoil, Num 31:10, Num 31:11. They bring the captives, etc., to Moses, who is wroth with the officers for sparing the women, who had formerly been the cause of their transgression and punishment, Num 31:12-16. He commands all the male children and all the grown up females to be slain, Num 31:17, Num 31:18. How the soldiers were to purify themselves, Num 31:19, Num 31:20; and the different articles taken in war, Num 31:21-24. They are commanded to take the sum of the prey, to divide it into two parts; one for the 12,000 warriors, and the other for the rest of the congregation, Num 31:25-27. One of 500, both of persons and cattle, of the share of the warriors, to be given to the Lord, Num 31:28, Num 31:29; and one part of fifty, of the people's share, to be given to the Levites, Num 31:30. The sum of the prey remaining after the above division; sheep 675,000, beeves 72,000, asses 61,000, young women 32,000, Num 31:31-35. How the soldiers' part was divided, Num 31:36-40. How the part belonging to the congregation was divided, Num 31:41-47. The officers report that they had not lost a man in this war, Num 31:48, Num 31:49. They bring a voluntary oblation to God, of gold and ornaments, Num 31:50, Num 31:51; the amount of which was 16,750 shekels, Num 31:52, Num 31:53. Moses and Eleazar bring the gold into the tabernacle for a memorial, Num 31:54.