10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps.
10 All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,
10 They burned to the ground all the towns in which Midianites lived and also their tent camps.
10 They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts.
10 They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 31:10
Commentary on Numbers 31:7-12
(Read Numbers 31:7-12)
The Israelites slew the Kings of Midian. They slew Balaam. God's overruling providence brought him thither, and their just vengeance found him. Had he himself rightly believed what he had said of the happy state of Israel, he would not have thus herded with the enemies of Israel. The Midianites' wicked wiles were Balaam's projects: it was just that he should perish with them, Hosea 4:5. They took the women and children captives. They burnt their cities and castles, and returned to the camp.