Numbers 31:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 31:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 31:26 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 31:26 — KJV
“Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: that...: Heb. of the captivity”
— Numbers 31:26 (KJV)
Numbers 31:26 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 31:26
“And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. principal...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:26: take, taken, eleazar
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? lawful...: Heb. captivity of the just”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:26: take, prey, taken
“But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. captives: Heb. captivity”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:26: take, prey, taken
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:26: eleazar, priest, fathers
“Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? every...: Heb. the head of a man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:26: take, prey, both
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