3 So Moses said to the people, “Get ready for war, so that you can attack Midian and punish them for what they did to the Lord.
4 From each tribe of Israel send a thousand men to war.”
5 So a thousand men were chosen from each tribe, a total of 12,000 men ready for battle.
6 Moses sent them to war under the command of Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took charge of the sacred objects and the trumpets for giving signals.
7 They attacked Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed all the men,
8 including the five kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed Balaam son of Beor.
9 The people of Israel captured the Midianite women and children, took their cattle and their flocks, plundered all their wealth,