Numbers 31:11
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And they took all the spoil,.... In their cities and castles; and all the prey, both of men and of beasts; all sorts of cattle, oxen, sheep, and asses.
And they took all the spoil,.... In their…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The “prey” refers to the captives and live-stock: the “spoil” to the ornaments and other effects.
In this ideal picture of the war nothing is said of the place where the battle was fought, nor the length of time occupied by it, nor any details of the fight. It was a rapid and sweeping conquest.