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Num. 31:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ando 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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Josh. 13:21‑22• ²¹{i}all the cities of the plateau, and the whole kingdom of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who reigned at Heshbon, whom Moses smote, him and the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon dwelling in the land.{/i}
²²{i}And Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, did the children of Israel kill with the sword among them that were slain by them.{/i} (Josh. 13:21‑22)

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the kings.

Num. 22:4• ⁴{i}And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this company lick up all that is round about us, as an ox licks up the green herb of the field. Now Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.{/i} (Num. 22:4)

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Josh. 13:21‑22• ²¹{i}all the cities of the plateau, and the whole kingdom of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who reigned at Heshbon, whom Moses smote, him and the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon dwelling in the land.{/i}
²²{i}And Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, did the children of Israel kill with the sword among them that were slain by them.{/i} (Josh. 13:21‑22)

Zur.

Num. 25:15,18• ¹⁵{i}And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was tribal head of a father's house in Midian.{/i}
¹⁸{i}for they have harassed you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.{/i} (Num. 25:15,18)

Balaam.

Num. 22:10• ¹⁰{i}And Balaam said to God,{/i} Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, (Num. 22:10)

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Num. 24:25• ²⁵{i}And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.{/i} (Num. 24:25)

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Josh. 13:22• ²²{i}And Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, did the children of Israel kill with the sword among them that were slain by them.{/i} (Josh. 13:22)

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Psa. 9:16• ¹⁶Jehovah is become known;{HR}He hath executed judgment:{HR}In the work of his own hands the wicked [man] is ensnared.{HR}Higgayon. Selah. (Psa. 9:16)

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Psa. 10:2• ²In the pride of the wicked he doth hotly pursue the poor;{HR}They are taken in the very devices they devised. (Psa. 10:2)

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1 Tim. 6:9‑10• ⁹But those that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, such as sink men into destruction and perdition.
¹⁰For a root of all evils is the love of money, which some eagerly seeking were led astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many pains. (1 Tim. 6:9‑10)

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2 Peter 2:15• ¹⁵abandoning as they did a straight way, they went astray, following out in the way of Balaam [son] of Beor, who loved wages of unrighteousness, (2 Peter 2:15)

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Jude 11• ¹¹Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. (Jude 11)

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Rev. 2:14• ¹⁴But I have a few things against thee, [because] thou hast there {i}some{/i} {i}that{/i} hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication. (Rev. 2:14)

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Rev. 19:20• ²⁰And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone. (Rev. 19:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

W. Kelly Translation

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And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the others slain, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)