21 all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses had killed him and the chiefs of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.(A) 22 Along with those the Israelites put to death, they also killed the diviner, Balaam son of Beor, with the sword.

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21 all the towns on the plateau(A) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,(B) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(C)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(D) who practiced divination.(E)

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He said to the men of Succoth,(A) “Please give some loaves of bread to the troops under my command,[a] because they are exhausted, for I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

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  1. 8:5 Lit troops at my feet

He said to the men of Sukkoth,(A) “Give my troops some bread; they are worn out,(B) and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna,(C) the kings of Midian.”

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12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them. He captured these two kings of Midian and routed the entire army.

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12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.

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26 The weight of the gold earrings he requested was forty-three pounds[a] of gold, in addition to the crescent ornaments and ear pendants, the purple garments on the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels.

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  1. 8:26 Lit 1,700 shekels

26 The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels,[a] not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains(A) that were on their camels’ necks.

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  1. Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms