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Numbers 31:7

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And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
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  1. 1 Kings 11:15–16Rank 1 from verse 7
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    15For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

    16(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

  2. Judges 21:11Rank 2 from verse 7
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    11And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

  3. 1 Samuel 27:9Rank 3 from verse 7
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    9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

  4. Deuteronomy 20:13–14Rank 4 from verse 7
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    13And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

    14But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

  5. Judges 6:1–2Rank 5 from verse 7
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    1AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

    2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

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Numbers 31:7

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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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.

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

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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.

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