Judges 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Cross-references
In Judges 8:11, Gideon attacks the enemy army described in verse 10. Consecutive narrative action.
In Judges 7:12, the massive enemy army is described. Verse 10 reports the 15,000 remnant from that army after defeat. Direct numerical link.
In Judges 7:22, the Lord causes the Midianites to turn on each other, resulting in the 120,000 fallen mentioned in verse 10. Cause and effect.
In Judges 6:3, the 'people of the east' are identified as Midianite raiders—provides the backstory for the huge army in the main verse.
In Judges 6:5, Midianites are described as uncountable like locusts—emphasizing the vast numbers that justify the 120,000 fallen.
Judges 6:33 describes the original gathering of the Midianite coalition; here we see the remnant after earlier battles, showing the scale of defeat.
In 2 Chronicles 28:6, 120,000 valiant warriors are killed—exactly the same number as in the main verse, creating a striking numeric parallel.
Isaiah 9:4 recalls 'the day of Midian' as a model of deliverance, directly referencing this defeat of the Midianite army.