Numbers 11:1
In the mean time there arose a murmuring of the people against the Lord, as it were repining at their fatigue. And when the Lord heard it he was angry. And the fire of the Lord being kindled against them, devoured them that were at the uttermost part of the camp.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up.
Cross References
Genesis 38:10And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.
Exodus 16:2And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Exodus 16:9Moses also said to Aaron: Say to the whole congregation of the children of Israel: Come before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmuring.
Leviticus 10:2And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died before the Lord.
Numbers 12:2And they said: Hath the Lord spoken by Moses only? hath he not also spoken to us in like manner? And when the Lord heard this,
Numbers 20:2And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and 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 →