Numbers 16:48

And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the plague ceased.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

In Context

47When Aaron had done this, and had run to the midst of the multitude which the burning fire was now destroying, he offered the incense:

49And the number of them that were slain was fourteen thousand and seven hundred men, besides them that had perished in the sedition of Core.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:18When they had done this, Moses and Aaron standing,

Numbers 25:8Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel:

2 Samuel 24:25And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered holocausts and peace offerings: and the Lord became merciful to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

Psalms 106:30Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased.

1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead,) Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come.

Hebrews 7:24But this, for that he continueth for ever, hath 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 →

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