Numbers 25:4

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The Lord said to Moses, “Get all the leaders of these people. Then kill them so that all the people can see. [311] Lay their bodies before the Lord. Then the Lord will not show his anger against all the people of Israel.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:6

Give us seven of Saul’s sons. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king. So we will hang his sons in front of the Lord on Mount Gibeah of Saul.”

2 Samuel 21:9

David gave these seven men to the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites brought them to Mount Gibeah and hanged them in front of the Lord. Those seven men died together. They were put to death during the first days of harvest. This was {in the spring} at the beginning of the barley harvest.

Psalm 106:29

God became very angry at his people,\par and God made them become very sick.\par

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose good men from among the people of Israel. Moses made them leaders over the people. There were rulers over 1,000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and ten people.

Jonah 3:9

Then maybe God will change and not do the things he had planned. Maybe God will change and not be angry. Then maybe we will not be punished.

Numbers 25:11

“I have strong feelings for my people—I want them to belong only to me! Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saved the people of Israel from my anger. He did this by showing those feelings for my people. So I will not kill the people like I wanted to.

Numbers 25:18

They have already made you their enemies. They tricked you at Peor. And they tricked you with the woman named Cozbi. [317] She was the daughter of a Midianite leader. But she was killed when the sickness came to the Israelite people. That sickness was caused because the people were tricked into worshiping the false god Baal of Peor.”

Deuteronomy 13:11

Then all the people of Israel will hear and be afraid. And they will not do those evil things any more.

Deuteronomy 13:13

some bad people in your own nation are persuading the people of their city to do bad things. They might say to the people of their city, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods.’ (These gods would be gods that you never knew before.)

Deuteronomy 13:15

then you must punish the people of that city. You must kill them all. And kill all their animals, too. You must destroy that city completely.

Deuteronomy 13:17

Everything in that city must be given to God to be destroyed. So you must not keep any of the things for yourselves. If you follow this command, then the Lord will stop being so angry at you. The Lord will be kind to you. He will feel sorry for you. He will let your nation grow larger, like he promised your ancestors. [85]

Deuteronomy 21:22

“A person might be guilty of a sin that must be punished by death. After he is killed, people might hang his body on a tree.

Deuteronomy 21:23

You must not let that body stay on the tree all night. You must be sure to bury this man on the same day. Why? Because the person that hangs on a tree is cursed by God. You must not ruin the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:3

“You have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor. The Lord your God destroyed all your people who followed the false god Baal [18] at that place.

Joshua 22:17

Remember what happened at Peor? We are still suffering because of that sin. Because of that great sin, God caused many of the people of Israel to become very sick. And we are still suffering because of that sickness today.

Joshua 23:2

At this time, Joshua called a meeting of all the older leaders, heads of families, judges, and officers of the people of Israel. Joshua said, “I have grown very old.