Numbers 31:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.b ”

Numbers 31:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now therefore kill every male among the (g) little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. (g) That is, all the boy children.
Numbers 31:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Extermination of the Midianites. This story of a war of extermination, waged to avenge the wiles practised on Israel by Midian (as described in Numbers 25:6-15 ) is marked by various fanciful...
Numbers 31:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

him . male.
Numbers 31:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. Kill every male among the little ones - For this action I account simply on the princi...
Numbers 31:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? No JFB commentary on these verses.
Numbers 31:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War against Midian This chapter contains an account of the fulfilment of the decree of extermination passed upon the Midianites as being the occasion of Israel's apostasy in the plains of Moab: se...
Numbers 31:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

WAR AND SETTLEMENT 1. THE WAR WITH MIDIAN Numbers 31:1-54 THE command to vex and smite the Midianites Numbers 25:16-17 has already been considered. Israel had not the spiritual power which w...
Numbers 31:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Destruction of the Midianites Numbers 31:1-20 In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of God, a...
Numbers 31:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the story of the end of Balaam. It took place in connection with a war directly resulting from the sin of the people committed through the influence of Balaam. They had corrupted the nat...
Numbers 31:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is truly interesting to see the zeal of the faithful. How jealous for the honour of GOD was Moses? In regarding the LORD'S glory, he passeth by all lesser considerations. Angels burn with an holy...
Numbers 31:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones ,.... Which they had taken and brought captives, Numbers 31:9 and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him ; who might be such,...
Numbers 31:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Kill every male among the little ones Which they were forbidden to do to other people, ( Deuteronomy 20:14 ,) except the Canaanites, to whom this people had equalled themselves by their horrid crim...
Numbers 31:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

VENGEANCE ON MIDIAN (vs.1-11) The Midianites had been guilty of seducing Israel, and God required that account to be settled. This was the last charge laid upon Moses before his death (v.2). His...
Numbers 31:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the cap...
Numbers 31:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Among the little ones, which they were forbidden to do to other people, Deuteronomy 20:14 , except the Canaanites, to whom this people had equalled themselves by their horrid crimes; and therefo...
Numbers 31:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

(i) The Sentence Passed and Carried Out on the Local Midianites ( Numbers 31:1-24 ). Analysis. a The command to avenge Yahweh on Midian ( Numbers 31:1-6 ). b The judgment of Yahweh in the def...
Numbers 31:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Moses had already received command to smite the Midianites ( Numbers 25:16-18 ); and in this chapter we have the order given to him to execute that command, and the na...
Numbers 31:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:2 . Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. If it were just to cut off twenty four thousand of the Israelites for the awful feast, apostasy, and fornication at Baal-peor, it wa...
Numbers 31:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Manner of Dealing with the Captives
Numbers 31:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 21:11 ; Judges 21:12
Numbers 31:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The little ones — Which they were forbidden to do to other people, Deuteronomy 20:14 , except the Canaanites, to whom this people had equaled themselves by their horrid crimes, and therefore it is...

Numbers 31:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 31:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 31:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 31:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 31:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 31:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 31:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 31:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 31:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes