5. So 1,000 were recruited from each Israelite tribe out of the thousands in Israel — 12,000 equipped for war.
6. Moses sent 1,000 from each tribe to war. They went with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, in whose care were the holy objects and signal trumpets.
7. They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male.
8. Along with the others slain by them, they killed the Midianite kings — Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.