Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now 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.

The simeonites

General references

Bible References

A prince

Numbers 25:4
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the princes of the people and disjoint them before the LORD hanging them from a tree against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Therefore, now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

The simeonites

Numbers 1:23
those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Numbers 26:14
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

General references

Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of the house of his fathers.
Psalm 106:30
Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed.