Numbers 25:3
Thus Israel let himself be bound unto Baal-peor, and the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 25:5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel,—Slay ye each one his men, who have let themselves he bound unto Baal-peor.
Deuteronomy 4:3Yours are the eyes, that have seen what Yahweh did in Baal-peor, for every man who went after Baal-peor, did Yahweh thy God destroy out of thy midst;
Judges 2:11So the sons of Israel did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh,—and served the Baals;
Judges 2:14Then kindled the anger of Yahweh upon Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of spoilers, who plundered them,—and he sold them into the hand of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
Psalms 90:11Who knoweth the strength of thine anger? Even, according to the fear of thee, is thy wrath!
Psalms 106:29So they provoked to anger by their doings, and a plague, made a breach among them.
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 →