Numbers 31:17
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.”Numbers 31:17
What Does Numbers 31:17 Mean?
Numbers 31:17 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Numbers 31:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 15:3“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”Deuteronomy 7:2“And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”Deuteronomy 20:16“But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:”Judges 21:11“And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.”Genesis 34:25“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”Genesis 34:28“They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,”Deuteronomy 20:13“And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:”1 Kings 11:15“For 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;”Genesis 24:16“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.”Genesis 4:1“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”
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