Numbers 11:2
And when the people had cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was consumed.
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In The King James Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 10:18And Moses, departing from the sight of Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord.
Exodus 32:31And returning to the Lord, he said: “I beg you, this people has sinned the greatest sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. Either release them from this offense,
Numbers 14:13And Moses said to the Lord: “But then the Egyptians, from whose midst you led out this people,
Numbers 21:7And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
Isaiah 37:4Perhaps, somehow, the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, has sent to blaspheme the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up your prayers on behalf of the remnant which has been left behind.”
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 →