Once for God, and once for Israel: both of whom had been previously attacked by the Midianites in a way that had resulted in the death of 24,000 Hebrews (Numbers 25:1-9).

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/360551/table-for-five-matot-masei-2/

So horrified is the Torah by the idolatry which was a significant part of the attraction to Midianites and their culture that this act of spontaneous violence instantly terminates a plague sent by God to keep the Israelites and Midianites apart.

Source: https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2023/07/21/features/a-walk-on-the-beach-was-a-hint-of-a-better-world-to-come/18495.html

So horrified is the Torah by the idolatry which was a significant part of the attraction to Midianites and their culture that this act of spontaneous violence instantly terminates a plague sent by God to keep the Israelites and Midianites apart.

Source: https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2023/07/21/features/a-walk-on-the-beach-was-a-hint-of-a-better-world-to-come/18495.html