5. So Moses prepared 12,000 men for battle. There were 1,000 from each tribe. They came from the families of Israel.
6. Moses sent them into battle. He sent 1,000 from each tribe. The priest Phinehas went along with them. Phinehas was the son of Eleazar. Phinehas took some articles from the sacred tent with him. He also took the trumpets. The trumpet blasts would tell the people what to do and when to do it.
7. They fought against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. They killed every man.
8. Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were among the men they killed. Those men were the five kings of Midian. The people of Israel also killed Balaam, the son of Beor, with a sword.
9. They captured the women and children of Midian. They took for themselves all of the herds, flocks and goods.