Numbers 31:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 31:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 31:7 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 31:7 — KJV
“And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.”
— Numbers 31:7 (KJV)
Numbers 31:7 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 31:7
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:7: against, lord, commanded
“For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:7: against, lord, commanded
“But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:7: lord, commanded, moses
“But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:7: lord, commanded, moses
“And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:7: against, lord, commanded
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