7 Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
Numbers 31:7
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Numbers 31:2–4
2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.” 3 So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them. 4 Send into battle a…
Deuteronomy 20:12–14
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Numbers 25:16–18
16 And the LORD said to Moses, 17 “Attack the Midianites and strike them dead. 18 For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague c…
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Judges 21:10–12
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Judith 2:25–27
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Numbers 31:16–18
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Numbers 25:4–6
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