Joshua 13:22

22 The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them.

Joshua 13:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 13:22

Balaam also, the son of Beor the soothsayer, did the children
of Israel slay with the sword
At the same time that the princes of Midian were slain, and which is also observed, (See Gill on Numbers 31:8). Kimchi supposes that he returned to Midian, on hearing that the counsel he gave to them, to ensnare Israel with their daughters, had taken effect, in order to receive his wages, and so received his righteous doom and just reward; it is commonly said by the Jews ^F13, that he was slain by Phinehas:

among them that were slain by them;
among the above princes, and the common soldiers, of which there was a great slaughter; even all the males of Midian were slain, ( Numbers 31:7 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 106. 2. Kimchi in loc.

Joshua 13:22 In-Context

20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth--

21 all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country.

22 The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them.

23 And the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families.