8. Among those they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They were the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.
9. The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children. They also took all their flocks, herds and goods.
10. Then they burned all the Midianite towns and camps.
11. They took all the people and animals and goods.
12. Then they went back to Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the Israelites. They brought back the captives, the animals and the goods. The camp was on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River. This was across from Jericho.
13. Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the people went outside the camp to meet them.
14. Moses was angry with the army officers who returned from war. He was angry with those commanders over 1,000 men and those over 100 men.
15. He asked them, “Why did you let the women live?