Numbers 11:1
And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed [some] in the extremity of the camp.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah and the fire abated.
Cross References
Genesis 38:10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
Exodus 16:2And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Exodus 16:9And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the assembly of the children of Israel, Come near into the presence of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings.
Leviticus 10:2And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.
Numbers 12:2And they said, Has Jehovah indeed spoken only to Moses? has he not spoken also to us? And Jehovah heard it.
Numbers 20:2And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:1
Hitherto things had gone pretty well in Israel; little interruption had been given to the methods of God's favour to them since the matter of the golden calf; the people seemed teachable in marshalling and purifying the camp, the princes devout and generous in dedicating the altar, and there was good hope that they would be in Canaan presently. But at this chapter begins a melancholy scene; the measures are all broken, God has turned to be their enemy, and fights against them—and it is sin that makes all this… Read the whole commentary →