Numbers 31

The command of the Lord to make war on the Midianites, Numbers 31:1 , Numbers 31:2 . One thousand men are chosen out of each of the twelve tribes, and sent with Phinehas against the Midianites, Numbers 31:3-6 . They slay all the males, Numbers 31:7 ; their five kings and Balaam, Numbers 31:8 . They take all the women captives, with the flocks and goods, Numbers 31:9 ; burn their cities, and bring away the spoil, Numbers 31:10 , Numbers 31:11 . They bring the captives, etc., to Moses, who is wroth with the officers for sparing the women, who had formerly been the cause of their transgression and punishment, Numbers 31:12-16 . He commands all the male children and all the grown up females to be slain, Numbers 31:17 , Numbers 31:18 . How the soldiers were to purify themselves, Numbers 31:19 , Numbers 31:20 ; and the different articles taken in war, Numbers 31:21-24 . They are commanded to take the sum of the prey, to divide it into two parts; one for the 12,000 warriors, and the other for the rest of the congregation, Numbers 31:25-27 . One of 500, both of persons and cattle, of the share of the warriors, to be given to the Lord, Numbers 31:28 , Numbers 31:29 ; and one part of fifty, of the people's share, to be given to the Levites, Numbers 31:30 . The sum of the prey remaining after the above division; sheep 675,000, beeves 72,000, asses 61,000, young women 32,000, Numbers 31:31-35 . How the soldiers' part was divided, Numbers 31:36-40 . How the part belonging to the congregation was divided, Numbers 31:41-47 . The officers report that they had not lost a man in this war, Numbers 31:48 , Numbers 31:49 . They bring a voluntary oblation to God, of gold and ornaments, Numbers 31:50 , Numbers 31:51 ; the amount of which was 16,750 shekels, Numbers 31:52 , Numbers 31:53 . Moses and Eleazar bring the gold into the tabernacle for a memorial, Numbers 31:54 .