Numbers 25:3
And Israel joined himself to Baal-peor, and the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 25:5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Kill ye every one his men who have joined themselves to Baal-peor.
Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what LORD did because of Baal-peor. For all the men who followed Baal-peor, LORD thy God has destroyed them from the midst of thee.
Judges 2:11And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of LORD, and served the Baalim.
Judges 2:14And the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them. And he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before th
Psalms 90:11Who knows the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due to thee?
Psalms 106:29Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:2-6
The Sin of Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away… Read the whole commentary →