Numbers 31:17 commands killing male children and non-virgin women — here the same instruction is given for Jabesh-gilead.

Numbers 31:18 instructs to keep alive virgins — here the same principle is applied, sparing the young women of Jabesh-gilead.

Numbers 31:7 records a similar command to kill every male in war, paralleling the execution of all males at Jabesh-gilead.

Deuteronomy 2:34 describes total destruction of all inhabitants — here only males and non-virgin women are killed, sparing virgins.