Numbers 25:3
The men of Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel.
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In The King James Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 25:5So Moses said to Israel's leaders, “Each of you must execute his people who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for all the men who followed the Baal of Peor, Yahweh your God has destroyed them from among you.
Judges 2:11The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and they served the Baals.
Judges 2:14The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them to the raiders who stole their possessions from them. He sold them as slaves who were held by the strength of their enemies around them, so they could no longer defend themselves against their enemies.
Psalms 90:11Who knows the intensity of your anger, 1 and your wrath that is equal to the fear of you? 1
Psalms 106:29They provoked him to anger with their actions, 1 and a plague broke out among them. 1
Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:2-6
The Sin of Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away… Read the whole commentary →