Numbers 16:48
And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the scourge ceased.
Catholic Public Domain 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 16:18When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up,
Numbers 25:8he entered after the Israelite man, into the brothel, and he pierced both of them at the same time, specifically, the man and the woman at the location of their genitals. And the scourge ceased from among the sons of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:25And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.
Psalms 106:30And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.
1 Thessalonians 1:10and to the expectation of his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who has rescued us from the approaching wrath.
Hebrews 7:24But this man, because he continues forever, has an everlasting priesthood.
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 →