Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
Numbers 25:5 - Easy To Read Version So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must find the men in your family group that have led people to worship the false god, Baal of Peor. Then you must kill those men.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Each one of you slay his men who joined themselves to Baal of Peor. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor. Common English Bible Then Moses said to Israel’s officials, “Each of you: kill your men who are attached to the Baal of Peor.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor. |
Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders.
“If any person makes a sacrifice [143] to a false god, then that person should be destroyed. The Lord God is the only one you should make sacrifices to.
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.)
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.
“Someone close to you might secretly persuade you to worship other gods. It might be your own brother, your son, your daughter, the wife you love or your closest friend. That person might say, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods.’ (These are gods that you and your ancestors never knew.
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.