Numbers 25:4

God's Word

The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and execute them in broad daylight in the Lord’s presence. This will turn the Lord’s anger away from Israel.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:6

We will execute them in the Lord’s presence at Saul’s town Gibeah.” (It was Saul whom the Lord had chosen.) “I will give them ⌞to you⌟,” the king said.

2 Samuel 21:9

The king handed them over to the Gibeonites, who executed them on the mountain in the Lord’s presence. All seven died together. They were killed at the beginning of the harvest, when people started harvesting barley.

Psalm 106:29

They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them.

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose capable men from all the Israelites and put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.

Jonah 3:9

Who knows? God may reconsider his plans and turn from his burning anger so that we won’t die.”

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, turned my fury away from the Israelites. Since he stood up for me, I didn’t have to stand up for myself and destroy them.

Numbers 25:18

because they treated you as enemies. They plotted to trick you in the incident that took place at Peor. They used their sister Cozbi, daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed on the day of the plague caused by the incident at Peor.”

Deuteronomy 13:11

All Israel will hear about it and be afraid. Then no one among you will ever do such a wicked thing again.

Deuteronomy 13:13

have been led away from the Lord your God by worthless people. You may hear that these people have been saying, “Let’s worship other gods.” (Those gods may be gods you’ve never heard of.)

Deuteronomy 13:15

you must kill the residents of that city with swords and destroy that city and everyone in it, including the animals, because they are claimed by God.

Deuteronomy 13:17

Don’t ever take any of the things claimed for destruction. Then the Lord will stop being angry and will show you mercy. In his mercy he will make your population increase, as he swore to your ancestors.

Deuteronomy 21:22

When a convicted person is put to death,

Deuteronomy 21:23

never leave his dead body hung on a pole overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone whose body is hung on a pole is cursed by God. The land that the Lord your God is giving you must never become unclean.

Deuteronomy 4:3

With your own eyes you saw what the Lord did at Baal Peor. The Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who worshiped the god Baal while you were at Peor.

Joshua 22:17

Does the sin we committed at Peor mean nothing to us anymore? Didn’t we cleanse ourselves from it? Because of that sin there was a plague on the Lord’s congregation!

Joshua 23:2

So he called all the leaders, chiefs, judges, and officers of Israel together. He said to them, “I am old, near the end of my life.