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
The Lord said to Moses, "Arrest all the leaders of the people, and hang them up before the Lord in broad daylight, so that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel."
2 Chronicles 19:7
Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."

The simeonites

Numbers 1:23
Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.
Numbers 26:14
These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

General references

Numbers 1:4
And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.
Psalm 106:30
Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided.

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