Numbers 11:2
And the people made an outcry to Moses, and Moses made prayer to the Lord, and the fire was stopped.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
In Context
3So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them.
Cross References
Exodus 10:18So he went out from Pharaoh and made prayer to the Lord.
Exodus 32:31Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
Numbers 14:13And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;
Numbers 21:7Then the people came to Moses and said, We have done wrong in crying out against the Lord and against you: make prayer to the Lord to take away the snakes from us. So Moses made prayer for the people.
Psalms 78:34When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care;
Isaiah 37:4It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people.
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 →