Numbers 31:8

Easy To Read Version

Among the people that they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.

Cross References

Psalm 10:2

Proud and wicked people make evil plans.\par And they hurt poor people.\par

Psalm 9:16

The Lord caught those bad people.\par So people learned that the Lord punishes people who do bad things.\par \i (HIGGAYON {\cf2\super [51]})\i0 \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [52]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 11:3

Good, honest people are guided by honesty. But evil people destroy themselves when they cheat other people.

Proverbs 13:17

If a messenger cannot be trusted, then there will be trouble around him. But if a person can be trusted, then there will be peace.

Habakkuk 3:7

I saw the cities of Cushan were in trouble.\par The houses of Midian trembled with fear.\par

Numbers 22:10

Balaam said to God, “The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to give me a message.

Numbers 22:4

The {king of} Moab said to the leaders of Midian, “This large group of people will destroy everything around us, the way a cow eats all the grass in a field.”

Numbers 22:5

He sent some men to call Balaam son of Beor. Balaam was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River. This was where Balaam’s people lived. [281] This was Balak’s message: “A new nation of people has come out of Egypt. There are so many people that they cover all the land. They have camped next to me.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count Jacob’s people? They are as many as the grains of dust. No one can count even a fourth of the people of Israel. Let me die like a good man. Let my life end as happy as theirs!

Numbers 24:14

Now I am going back to my own people. But I will give you this warning. I will tell you what these people of Israel will do to you and your people in the future.”

Numbers 24:25

Then Balaam got up and went back home. And Balak went his own way.

Numbers 25:15

And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi. [316] She was the daughter of Zur. Zur was the head of a family and leader of a Midianite family group.

Numbers 25:18

They have already made you their enemies. They tricked you at Peor. And they tricked you with the woman named Cozbi. [317] She was the daughter of a Midianite leader. But she was killed when the sickness came to the Israelite people. That sickness was caused because the people were tricked into worshiping the false god Baal of Peor.”

Numbers 31:16

These are the women who caused the men of Israel to turn away from the Lord during the Balaam incident—that time at Peor. The disease will again come to the Lord’s people.

Numbers 31:9

The people of Israel took the Midianite women and children as prisoners. They also took all their sheep, cows, and other things.

2 Peter 2:15

These false teachers left the right way and went the wrong way. They followed the same way that Balaam went. Balaam was the son of Beor. He loved being paid for doing wrong.

Revelation 19:20

But the animal was captured. Also the false prophet {\cf2\super [149]} was captured. This false prophet was the one who did the miracles {\cf2\super [150]} for the animal. The false prophet had used these miracles to trick the people who had the mark of the animal and worshiped his idol. {\cf2\super [151]} The false prophet and the animal were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Revelation 2:14

“But I have a few things against you: You have people there \{in your group\} who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel {\cf2\super [17]} sin. Those people sinned by eating food offered to idols {\cf2\super [18]} and by doing sexual sins.