Numbers 31:3

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So Moses said to the people, Let men from among you be armed for war to put into effect against Midian the Lord's punishment on them.

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  • Lev 26:25 : 25 And I will send a sword on you to give effect to the punishment of my agreement; and when you come together into your towns I will send disease among you and you will be given up into the hands of your haters.
  • Num 25:11 : 11 Through Phinehas, and because of his passion for my honour, my wrath has been turned away from the children of Israel, so that I have not sent destruction on them all in my wrath.
  • Num 25:13 : 13 And by this agreement, he and his sons after him have the right to be priests for ever; because, by his care for the honour of his God, he took away the sin of the children of Israel.
  • Judg 5:2 : 2 Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.
  • Judg 5:23 : 23 A curse, a curse on Meroz! said the angel of the Lord. A bitter curse on her townspeople! Because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord among the strong ones.
  • 2 Kgs 9:7 : 7 You are to see that the family of Ahab your master is cut off, so that I may take from Jezebel payment for the blood of my servants the prophets, and for the blood of all the servants of the Lord.
  • 2 Kgs 10:30 : 30 And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effecting all my purpose for the family of Ahab, your sons will be kings of Israel to the fourth generation.
  • Jer 46:10 : 10 But that day is the day of the Lord, the Lord of armies, a day of punishment when he will take payment from his haters: and the sword will have all its desire, drinking their blood in full measure: for there is an offering to the Lord, the Lord of armies, in the north country by the river Euphrates.
  • Jer 50:28 : 28 The voice of those who are in flight, who have got away safe from the land of Babylon, to give news in Zion of punishment from the Lord our God, even payment for his Temple.
  • Exod 17:9-9 : 9 And Moses said to Joshua, Get together a band of men for us and go out, make war on Amalek: tomorrow I will take my place on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and went to war with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger. 12 But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down. 13 And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.
  • Exod 17:16 : 16 For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 31:1-2
    2 verses
    88%

    1Then the Lord said to Moses,

    2Give the Midianites punishment for the wrong they did to the children of Israel: and after that you will go to rest with your people.

  • Num 31:4-7
    4 verses
    82%

    4From every tribe of Israel send a thousand to the war.

    5So from the thousands of Israel a thousand were taken from every tribe, twelve thousand men armed for war.

    6And Moses sent them out to war, a thousand from every tribe, and with them Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, taking in his hands the vessels of the holy place and the horns for sounding the note of war.

    7And they made war on Midian, as the Lord gave orders to Moses; and they put to death every male.

  • Num 32:20-21
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    81%

    20Then Moses said to them, If you will do this, arming yourselves to go before the Lord to the war,

    21Every armed man of you going across Jordan before the Lord till he has overcome and sent in flight all who are against him,

  • Num 25:16-17
    2 verses
    79%

    16Then the Lord said to Moses,

    17Take up arms against the Midianites and overcome them;

  • Num 31:9
    76%

    9The women of Midian with their little ones the children of Israel took prisoner; and all their cattle and flocks and all their goods they took for themselves;

  • Num 31:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war.

    15And Moses said to them, Why have you kept all the women safe?

  • Num 31:25
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    25And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 32:26-28
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    26Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him.

    27And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour.

    28And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.

  • Num 32:27
    74%

    27But your servants will go over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to the fight, as my lord says.

  • Num 31:27
    74%

    27And let division be made of it into two parts, one for the men of war who went out to the fight, and one for all the people:

  • Num 26:3
    73%

    3So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

  • Num 25:4-5
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    73%

    4Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.

    5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, Let everyone put to death those of his men who have had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor.

  • Exod 31:1
    73%

    1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 31:42
    73%

    42And from the half given to the children of Israel, which Moses had kept separate from that given to the fighting-men,

  • Exod 17:9
    73%

    9And Moses said to Joshua, Get together a band of men for us and go out, make war on Amalek: tomorrow I will take my place on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

  • Deut 1:41
    73%

    41Then you said to me, We have done evil against the Lord, we will go up to the attack, as the Lord our God has given us orders. And arming yourselves every one, you made ready to go up without care into the hill-country.

  • Deut 3:18
    72%

    18At that time I gave you orders, saying, The Lord has given you this land for your heritage: all the men of war are to go over armed before your brothers the children of Israel.

  • Num 25:10
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    10And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 13:1
    72%

    1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 32:29
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    29And Moses said to them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben go with you over Jordan, every man armed for the fight before the Lord, and all the land is given into your hands, then let them have the land of Gilead for a heritage:

  • Num 3:44
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    44And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 31:21
    72%

    21Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had been to the fight, This is the rule of the law which the Lord has given to Moses:

  • Num 31:53
    72%

    53(For every man of the army had taken goods for himself in the war.)

  • Num 3:11
    72%

    11And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 1:3
    72%

    3All those of twenty years old and over, who are able to go to war in Israel, are to be numbered by you and Aaron.

  • Num 27:15
    72%

    15Then Moses said to the Lord,

  • Deut 27:11
    72%

    11That same day Moses said to the people,

  • Exod 4:19
    72%

    19And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.

  • Exod 30:11
    72%

    11And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Judg 6:16
    71%

    16Then the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man.

  • Exod 6:10
    71%

    10And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Judg 7:23
    71%

    23And the men of Israel came together from Naphtali and from Asher and all Manasseh, and went after Midian.

  • Num 32:6
    71%

    6And Moses said to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben, Are your brothers to go to the war, while you take your rest here?

  • Lev 27:1
    71%

    1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;