Numbers 31:2

God's Word

“Get even with the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After that you will join your ancestors ⌞in death⌟.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:15

But you will die in peace and be buried at a very old age.

Genesis 25:17

Ishmael lived 137 years. Then he took his last breath and died. He joined his ancestors in death.

Genesis 25:8

Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.

Exodus 2:16

seven daughters of the priest of Midian came. They drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s sheep.

Isaiah 1:24

That’s why the Lord, the Lord of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “How horrible it will be when I take revenge on my opponents! I will avenge myself against my enemies.

Nahum 1:2

God does not tolerate rivals. The Lord takes revenge. The Lord takes revenge and is full of anger. The Lord takes revenge against his enemies and holds a grudge against his foes.

Numbers 20:24

“Aaron must now join his ancestors ⌞in death⌟, since he cannot enter the land I’m giving the Israelites. This is because you both rebelled against my command at the oasis of Meribah.

Numbers 20:26

Take off Aaron’s priestly clothes, and put them on his son Eleazar. Then Aaron will die there and join ⌞his ancestors⌟.”

Numbers 25:1

While Israel was staying at Shittim, the men began to have sex with Moabite women

Numbers 25:6

One of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman to his brothers. He did this right in front of Moses and the whole community of Israel while they were crying at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Numbers 27:13

After you see it, you, too, will join your ancestors ⌞in death⌟, as your brother Aaron did.

Numbers 31:1

The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 31:3

Moses said to the people, “Some of your men must get ready to go to war against the Midianites. The Lord will use them to get even with Midian.

Luke 21:22

This will be a time of vengeance. Everything that is written about it will come true.

Acts 13:36

After doing God’s will by serving the people of his time, David died. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his body decayed.

Romans 12:19

Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”

Romans 13:4

The government is God’s servant working for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid. The government has the right to carry out the death sentence. It is God’s servant, an avenger to execute God’s anger on anyone who does what is wrong.

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.

Deuteronomy 4:22

I’m going to die in this land and not cross the Jordan River, but you’re going to go across and take possession of that good land.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.

Hebrews 10:30

We know the God who said, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back.” God also said, “The Lord will judge his people.”

Revelation 18:20

“Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. God has condemned it for you.”

Revelation 19:2

His judgments are true and fair. He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her sexual sins. He has taken revenge on her for the blood of his servants.”

Revelation 6:10

They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?”

Judges 16:24

When the people saw him, they praised their god. They said, “Our god gave our enemy, destroyer of our land and killer of so many, into our very hand!”

Judges 2:10

That whole generation had joined their ancestors in death. So another generation grew up after them. They had no personal experience with the Lord or with what he had done for Israel.