Numbers 16:48
And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 16:18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 25:8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the sons of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:25And David built there an altar to LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was halted from Israel.
Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed.
1 Thessalonians 1:10and to await his Son from the heavens whom he raised from the dead--Jesus--who rescues us from the coming wrath.
Hebrews 7:24but he, because of his remaining into the age, has the priesthood unchangeable.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:42-50
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord . 42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among… Read the whole commentary →