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Numbers 31:2

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Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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  1. Numbers 27:13Rank 1 from verse 2
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    13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

  2. Numbers 25:14–18Rank 2 from verse 2
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    14Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

    15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.

    16¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

    17Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

    18For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.

  3. Judges 2:10Rank 3 from verse 2
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    10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

  4. Revelation 6:10Rank 4 from verse 2
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    10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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    6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

  6. Acts 13:36Rank 6 from verse 2
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    36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

  7. Deuteronomy 32:35Rank 7 from verse 2
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    35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  8. Exodus 2:16Rank 8 from verse 2
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    16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

  9. Genesis 15:15Rank 9 from verse 2
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    15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

  10. Genesis 25:1–4Rank 10 from verse 2
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    1THEN again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

    2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

    3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

    4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

  11. Genesis 25:17Rank 11 from verse 2
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    17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

  12. Genesis 25:8Rank 12 from verse 2
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    8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

  13. Hebrews 10:30Rank 13 from verse 2
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    30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

  14. Isaiah 1:24Rank 14 from verse 2
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    24Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

  15. Judges 16:24Rank 15 from verse 2
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    24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

  16. Judges 16:28–30Rank 16 from verse 2
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    28And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

    29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

    30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

  17. Luke 21:22Rank 17 from verse 2
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    22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

  18. Nahum 1:2Rank 18 from verse 2
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    2God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

  19. Numbers 20:24Rank 19 from verse 2
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    24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

  20. Numbers 20:26Rank 20 from verse 2
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    26And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

  21. Numbers 25:6Rank 21 from verse 2
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    6¶ And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  22. Numbers 31:3Rank 22 from verse 2
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    3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

  23. Psalms 94:1–3Rank 23 from verse 2
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    1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

    2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

    3Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

  24. Revelation 18:20Rank 24 from verse 2
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    20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  25. Revelation 19:2Rank 25 from verse 2
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    2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

  26. Romans 12:19Rank 26 from verse 2
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    19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

  27. Romans 13:4Rank 27 from verse 2
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    4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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Numbers 31:2

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avenge

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To vindicate a wrong by bringing just recompense or punishment upon the offender.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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31:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

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31:3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

31:4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

31:5So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

31:6And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

31:7And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

31:9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

31:10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

31:11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

31:12And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

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