Numbers 31:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 31:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 31:6 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 31:6 — KJV
“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.”
— Numbers 31:6 (KJV)
Numbers 31:6 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 31:6
“And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:6: sent, tribe, phinehas
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. now: Heb. then”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:6: phinehas, son, eleazar
“Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:6: phinehas, son, eleazar
“And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:6: phinehas, son, eleazar
“So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:6: moses, tribe, son
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