Deuteronomy 9:20

And he was angry with Aaron to destroy him utterly, and I prayed for Aaron also at that time.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

In Context

19And I was greatly terrified because of the wrath and anger, because the Lord was provoked with you utterly to destroy you; yet the Lord hearkened to me at this time also.

21And your sin which ye had made, even the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became fine; and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that descended from the mountain.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:2And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.

Exodus 32:35And the Lord smote the people for the making the calf, which Aaron made.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 9:8-29

Cautions Against Self-Righteousness; Israel Reminded of Their Rebellions. ( b. c. 1451.) 7 Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the Lord . 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you. 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the… Read the whole commentary →

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