Bible Verses About Midianites: Allowed to oppress Israel

Afterwarde the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gaue them into the handes of Midian seuen yeres.

And the hand of Midian preuayled against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them dennes in the mountaines, and caues, and strong holdes.

When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the East, and came vpon them,

And camped by them, and destroyed the fruite of the earth, euen til thou come vnto Azzah, and left no foode for Israel, neither sheepe, nor oxe, nor asse.

For they went vp, and their cattel, and came with their tentes as grashoppers in multitude: so that they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

So was Israel exceedingly impouerished by the Midianites: therefore the children of Israel cryed vnto the Lord.