Numbers 31:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 31:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 31:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 31:2 — KJV
“Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.”
— Numbers 31:2 (KJV)
Numbers 31:2 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 31:2
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:2: avenge, children, shalt
“Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:2: children, israel, shalt
“And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:2: children, israel, gathered
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:2: israel, shalt, gathered
“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:2: children, israel, gathered
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