Numbers 31:8

They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

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WEBBE

They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

BSB

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

KJV

And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

ASV

And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

BBE

They put the kings of Midian to death with the rest, Evi and Reken and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian: and Balaam, the son of Beor, they put to death with the sword.

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וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 מַלְכֵי mal·khei [the] kings of H4428 מִדְיָן mid·yan Midian H4080 הָרְגוּ ha·re·gu they killed H2026 עַל־ 'al- with H5921 חַלְלֵיהֶם cha·lei·hem slain [ones] their H2491 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֱוִי 'e·vi Evi H189 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 רֶקֶם re·kem Rekem H7552 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 צוּר tzur Zur H6698 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 חוּר chur Hur H2354 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 רֶבַע re·va' Reba H7254 חֲמֵשֶׁת cha·me·shet [the] five H2568 מַלְכֵי mal·khei [the] kings of H4428 מִדְיָן mid·yan Midian H4080 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 בִּלְעָם bil·'am Balaam H1109 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 בְּעוֹר be·'or Beor H1160 הָרְגוּ ha·re·gu they killed H2026 בֶּחָרֶב be·cha·rev with the sword H2719

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–12

The Israelites slew the Kings of Midian. They slew Balaam. God's overruling providence brought him thither, and their just vengeance found him. Had he himself rightly believed what he had said of the happy state of Israel, he would not have thus herded with the enemies of Israel. The Midianites' wicked wiles were Balaam's projects: it was just that he should perish with them, Ho 4:5. They took the women and children captives. They burnt their cities and castles, and returned to the camp.

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People & places

MidianBalaamBeorEviHurRebaRekemZur Midian

Topics

BalaamMassacreHurZurRekemEviReba

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.