Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
The males
Bible References
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Deuteronomy 20:13
The LORD your God will deliver it into your control, and you must execute every male.
Judges 21:11
You're to completely destroy every man and every married woman."
1 Samuel 27:9
David struck the land and did not leave a man or woman alive. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then came back and went to Achish.
1 Kings 11:15
During David's military campaign against Edom, when his army commander Joab had gone out to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom.
The males
Judges 6:1
Later on, the Israelis practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, so the LORD handed them over to the domination of Midian for seven years.