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Numbers 31:7

Numbers 31:7
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses,.... Whether the Midianites came out against them with an army, and there was a pitched battle between them, is not certain; however…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 31:7-12

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.

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