Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Balaam - they slew with the sword - This man had probably committed what St. John calls the sin unto death - a sin which God punishes with temporal death, while at the same time he extends mercy to the soul. See the remarks at Numbers 24:25 (note).
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Numbers 31:8:
Numbers 24:25
Numbers 24:25
Numbers 25:17
Judges 6:1
Revelation 2:14
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