And the booty, being the rest, &c.— Hence it appears, that Midian must have been an extremely populous and fertile country; for the sum total of the divided booty was as in the following table, wherein the reader will see, at one view, what portion fell to the share of the soldiers, the congregation, the Levites, and the LORD.
Sheep, 675,000 {To the soldiers, 337,500} To the Lord from the soldiers, 675
{To the people, 337,500} To the Levites from the people, 6750
Beeves, 72,000 {To the soldiers, 36,000} To the Lord from the soldiers, 72
{To the people, 36,000} To the Levites from the people, 720
Asses, 61,000 {To the soldiers, 30,500} To the Lord from the soldiers, 61
{To the people, 30,500} To the Levites from the people, 610
Persons, 32,000 {To the soldiers, 16,000} To the Lord from the soldiers, 32
{To the people, 16,000} To the Levites from the people, 320
To this must be added, what was necessarily spent for their subsistence during the war, and while they lay out of the camp, Numbers 31:19.; and from Numbers 31:30 it is plain, that there were other kinds of beasts taken, besides those which are enumerated; among which, most probably, were camels and dromedaries, for which this country was famous.