Numbers 31:2

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Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.

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  • Num 27:13 : 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.
  • Num 31:3 : 3 So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is quickly approaching.
  • Judg 2:10 : 10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD or the works he had done for Israel.
  • Judg 16:24 : 24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, 'Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, the one who ruined our land and killed so many of us.'
  • Judg 16:28-30 : 28 Then Samson called to the LORD, 'Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.' 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on one and his left hand on the other, 30 Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. So he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
  • Ps 94:1-3 : 1 LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud for what they deserve. 3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked exult?
  • Isa 1:24 : 24 Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "I will gain relief from My adversaries and avenge Myself on My enemies.
  • Nah 1:2 : 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and reserves wrath for his enemies.
  • Luke 21:22 : 22 For these are days of vengeance, so that all that is written may be fulfilled.
  • Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his ancestors, and saw decay.
  • Rom 12:19 : 19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.
  • Rom 13:4 : 4 For the ruler is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God's servant, an avenger who carries out wrath on the wrongdoer.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.
  • Heb 10:30 : 30 For we know Him who said, 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. And again, 'The Lord will judge His people.'
  • Rev 6:10 : 10 They cried out with a loud voice, 'How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?'
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!
  • Rev 19:2 : 2 For His judgments are true and just; He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants on her.
  • Gen 15:15 : 15 "As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age."
  • Gen 25:1-4 : 1 Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
  • Gen 25:8 : 8 Abraham breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, an old man full of years, and he was gathered to his people.
  • Gen 25:17 : 17 These are the years of Ishmael's life: one hundred thirty-seven years. He breathed his last, died, and was gathered to his people.
  • Exod 2:16 : 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
  • Num 20:24 : 24 "Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
  • Num 20:26 : 26 Remove Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people there and will die."
  • Num 25:6 : 6 Then an Israelite man brought a Midianite woman into his family, in the sight of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
  • Num 25:14-18 : 14 The name of the Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a Simeonite family. 15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a family in Midian. 16 The LORD said to Moses, 17 ‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down. 18 For they treated you as enemies with their deceit, which they used to lure you away to worship Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, their kinswoman, who was killed on the day of the plague that struck because of Peor.’

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  • Num 31:3-4
    2 verses
    88%

    3So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'

    4Send a thousand men from each tribe of Israel for the army.

  • Num 31:1
    85%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 31:7-10
    4 verses
    79%

    7They waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

    8Among the slain, they killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

    9The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.

    10They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

  • Num 25:16-17
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    78%

    16The LORD said to Moses,

    17‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down.

  • Judg 6:16
    74%

    16The Lord said to him, 'I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.'

  • Num 25:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4The LORD said to Moses, 'Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the LORD's fierce anger may turn away from Israel.'

    5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must kill those of your men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.'

    6Then an Israelite man brought a Midianite woman into his family, in the sight of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

  • Judg 6:7
    74%

    7When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

  • Num 27:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given to the Israelites."

    13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.

  • Num 31:25-27
    3 verses
    73%

    25The LORD said to Moses,

    26'Take a count of the plunder that was captured, both man and beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation.'

    27'Divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.'

  • Num 32:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

    22then the land will be subdued before the Lord, and afterward you may return and be free from obligation to the Lord and Israel. This land will then be your possession before the Lord.

  • Num 31:15
    73%

    15And Moses said to them, 'Have you spared all the women?'

  • Exod 4:19
    73%

    19Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, 'Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are now dead.'

  • Num 31:17
    73%

    17Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

  • Deut 32:43
    73%

    43Rejoice, you nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will take vengeance on His enemies and make atonement for His land and people.

  • Num 31:42
    73%

    42From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

  • Judg 7:9
    72%

    9That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

  • Judg 7:23
    72%

    23The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.

  • Exod 32:27
    72%

    27Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man put his sword on his side. Go back and forth through the camp, from gate to gate, and kill your brother, your friend, and your neighbor.'"

  • Judg 6:3
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    3Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

  • Deut 32:50
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    50There, on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.

  • Ps 83:9
    72%

    9Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

  • Num 25:10
    72%

    10The LORD said to Moses,

  • Josh 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

    15Until the LORD gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they also take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them, then you may return to the land of your possession and settle it—the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • Deut 31:14
    72%

    14The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.' So Moses and Joshua went and stood at the tent of meeting.

  • Deut 31:5
    72%

    5The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must act toward them according to the entire commandment I have instructed you.

  • Deut 31:7
    72%

    7Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'

  • Num 26:52
    71%

    52The Lord spoke to Moses,

  • Num 34:16
    71%

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 21:10
    71%

    10When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,

  • Num 32:28
    71%

    28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.