Numbers 31:54

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, ¹as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.

Numbers 31:54 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:54

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains
of thousands and of hundreds
Which they so freely and generously offered:

and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation;
and laid it up in some chamber there:

for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord:
in remembrance of the signal victory these men obtained, and of the singular care of divine Providence in protecting them, that not one was lost in the expedition; and of their sense of gratitude and thankfulness for the favours granted them, and to put the children of Israel in mind for their imitation, when favoured with mercies from the Lord.

Numbers 31:54 In-Context

52 And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.

53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 30:16