Numbers 31:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

² “Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your [departed] people.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

Common English Bible

² Take just reparations for the Israelites from the Midianites. Afterward you will join your ancestors.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² "First, avenge the sons of Israel from the Midianites, and then you shall be gathered to your people."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites: and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.

Numbers 31:2 Cross References

Genesis 15:15

As for yourself, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

Genesis 25:17

(These are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his kindred.)

Genesis 25:8

Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

Exodus 2:16

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore the Lord says, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Ah, I will vent my wrath on my enemies, and avenge myself on my foes.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord is a jealous God and avenging, the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.

Numbers 20:24

“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.

Numbers 20:26

and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there.”

Numbers 25:1

While Israel dwelt in Shittim the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

Numbers 25:6

And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

Numbers 27:13

And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was gathered,

Numbers 31:1

The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 31:3

And Moses said to the people, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the Lord's vengeance on Midian.

Luke 21:22

for these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all that is written.

Acts 13:36

For David, after he had served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption;

Romans 12:19

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Romans 13:4

for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.

Deuteronomy 4:22

For I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over and take possession of that good land.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we solemnly forewarned you.

Hebrews 10:30

For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!”

Revelation 19:2

for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Revelation 6:10

they cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?”

Judges 16:24

And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has slain many of us.”

Judges 2:10

And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, who did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel.