Numbers 11:2
And the people cried to Moses. And Moses prayed to LORD, and the fire abated.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
In Context
3And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of LORD burnt among them.
Cross References
Exodus 10:18And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated LORD.
Exodus 32:31And Moses returned to LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.
Numbers 14:13And Moses said to LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, for thou brought up this people in thy might from among them,
Numbers 21:7And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against LORD, and against thee. Pray to LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Psalms 78:34When he killed them, then they inquired after him, and they returned and sought God earnestly.
Isaiah 37:4It may be LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which LORD thy God has heard. Therefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that
Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:2-4
The Murmurings of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord : and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord , the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. Here is, I. The people's sin. They complained, v. 1 . They were,… Read the whole commentary →