Numbers 31:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

They put the kings of Midian to death with the rest, Evi and Reken and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian: and Balaam, the son of Beor, they put to death with the sword.

Cross References

Psalm 10:2

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. Higgaion. Selah.

Proverbs 11:3

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

Proverbs 13:17

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Habakkuk 3:7

The curtains of Cushan were troubled, and the tents of Midian were shaking.

Numbers 22:10

And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

Numbers 22:4

Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

Numbers 22:5

So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:

Numbers 23:10

Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

Numbers 24:14

So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.

Numbers 24:25

Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.

Numbers 25:15

And the woman of Midian who was put to death was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was the head of a family in Midian.

Numbers 25:18

For they are a danger to you with their false ways, causing sin to come on you in the question of Peor, and because of Cozbi, their sister, the daughter of the chief of Midian, who was put to death at the time of the disease which came on you because of Peor.

Numbers 31:16

It was these who, moved by Balaam, were the cause of Israel's sin against the Lord in the question of Peor, because of which disease came on the people of the Lord.

Numbers 31:9

The women of Midian with their little ones the children of Israel took prisoner; and all their cattle and flocks and all their goods they took for themselves;

2 Peter 2:15

Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;

Jude 1:11

A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, by which they were turned from the true way who had the mark of the beast, and who gave worship to his image: these two were put living into the sea of ever-burning fire.

Revelation 2:14

But I have some things against you, because you have with you those who keep the teaching of Balaam, by whose suggestion Balak made the children of Israel go out of the right way, taking food which was offered to false gods, and going after the desires of the flesh.