Numbers 31:2-18

Numbers 31:2-18

[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  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,  twelve  thousand  armed  for war.  [6] And Moses  sent  them to the war,  a thousand  of every tribe,  them and Phinehas  the son  of Eleazar  the priest,  to the war,  with the holy  instruments,  and the trumpets  to blow  in his hand.  [7] And they warred  against the Midianites,  as the LORD  commanded  Moses;  and they slew  all the males.  [8] And they slew  the kings  of Midian,  beside  the rest of them that were slain;  namely, Evi,  and Rekem,  and Zur,  and Hur,  and Reba,  five  kings  of Midian:  Balaam  also the son  of Beor  they slew  with the sword.  [9] And the children  of Israel  took all the women  of Midian  captives,  and their little ones,  and took the spoil  of all their cattle,  and all their flocks,  and all their goods.  [10] And they burnt  all their cities  wherein they dwelt,  and all their goodly castles,  with fire.  [11] And they took  all the spoil,  and all the prey,  both of men  and of beasts.  [12] And they brought  the captives,  and the prey,  and the spoil,  unto Moses,  and Eleazar  the priest,  and unto the congregation  of the children  of Israel,  unto the camp  at the plains  of Moab,  which are by Jordan  near Jericho.  [13] And Moses,  and Eleazar  the priest,  and all the princes  of the congregation,  went forth  to meet  them without  the camp.  [14] And Moses  was wroth  with the officers  of the host,  with the captains  over thousands,  and captains  over hundreds,  which came  from  the battle.  [15] And Moses  said  unto them, Have ye saved  all the women  alive?  [16] Behold, these  caused  the children  of Israel,  through the counsel  of Balaam,  to commit  trespass  against the LORD  in the matter  of Peor,  and there was a plague  among the congregation  of the LORD.  [17] Now therefore kill  every male  among the little ones,  and kill  every woman  that hath known  man  by lying  with him.  [18] But all the women  children,  that have not known  a man  by lying  with him, keep alive  for yourselves.