The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
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The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.
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(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
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For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself. —
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Passages linked to Numbers 31:53 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 20:14 but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.
- Numbers 31:32 Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain And gave no portion to their captains.
And gave no portion to their captains.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 31:53 ([For] the men of war had taken…
Num 31:53 ([For] the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
Ver. 53. For the men of war had taken spoil.] And kept what they caught to themselves. The Turks, when they had taken Constantinople, wondered at the wealth thereof - which the citizens would not be drawn to part with for their own preservation - and were so enriched therewith, that it is a proverb amongst them at this day, if any grow suddenly rich, to say, "He hath been at the sacking of Constantinople." {a}
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{a} Turk. Hist., 347.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain This verse seems to imply that the soldiers, as…
This verse seems to imply that the soldiers, as distinct from the officers (compare Num 31:49), did not make any offering from their plunder. Of course besides the gold there would be much spoil of less precious materials; see Num 31:20, Num 31:22.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 53. The men of war — The common soldiers…
53. The men of war — The common soldiers seem not to have contributed to this memorial offering. Possibly all the golden booty was a perquisite of the officers, and the privates took the less valuable spoil.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.