Numbers 16:48
And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.
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In The King James Version
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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Cross References
Numbers 16:18So every man took his vessel and they put fire in them, with spices, and came to the door of the Tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 25:8And went after the man of Israel into the tent, driving the spear through the two of them, through the man of Israel and through the stomach of the woman. So the disease was stopped among the children of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:25And there David put up an altar to the Lord, making burned offerings and peace-offerings. So the Lord gave ear to his prayer for the land, and the disease came to an end in Israel.
Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
1 Thessalonians 1:10Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.
Hebrews 7:24But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging.
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 →