Numbers 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
King James Version
In Context
2And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
Cross References
Genesis 38:10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Exodus 16:2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Exodus 16:9And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
Leviticus 10:2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Numbers 12:2And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
Numbers 20:2And there was no water for the congregation: 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 →