Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 25:14

14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites k.

This is added as a proof of Phinehas his zeal that he durst venture upon so great a person, who was likely to have many avengers of his blood.

Heb. Of the house of his Father. Every Tribe was divided into great Housholds called the houses of their Fathers, Numb. 1. 2. and he was the Prince or chief of one of these, though not of the whole Tribe. Of the Tribe of Simeon, which seems to have been too much influenced by his and other such examples, so that for 59300. which were numbred, Numb. 1. 22, 23. there were now onely 22200. Numb. 26. 14.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] father.