Numbers 25:5

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So Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must kill those of your men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.'

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  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Exod 18:25-26 : 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.
  • Exod 22:20 : 20 You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 32:27-28 : 27 Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man put his sword on his side. Go back and forth through the camp, from gate to gate, and kill your brother, your friend, and your neighbor.'" 28 The sons of Levi did as Moses commanded, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day.
  • Deut 13:6 : 6 But that prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he encouraged rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to lead you away from the path the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Deut 13:9 : 9 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.
  • Deut 13:13 : 13 If you hear about one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in,
  • Deut 13:15 : 15 then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done among you,
  • Deut 17:3-5 : 3 and they go and worship other gods, bowing down to them, or to the sun, the moon, or the stars in the sky, which I have not commanded, 4 and you are told about it and hear of it, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done in Israel, 5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.
  • 1 Kgs 18:40 : 40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

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  • Num 25:2-4
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    2The women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

    3Israel yoked itself to Baal of Peor, and the LORD's anger burned against Israel.

    4The LORD said to Moses, 'Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the LORD's fierce anger may turn away from Israel.'

  • Num 31:14-17
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    79%

    14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds—who returned from war.

    15And Moses said to them, 'Have you spared all the women?'

    16Behold, these women caused the people of Israel to act unfaithfully against the LORD through the advice of Balaam in the matter of Peor, which led to the plague among the congregation of the LORD.

    17Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

  • Num 25:15-18
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    15And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a family in Midian.

    16The LORD said to Moses,

    17‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down.

    18For they treated you as enemies with their deceit, which they used to lure you away to worship Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, their kinswoman, who was killed on the day of the plague that struck because of Peor.’

  • Num 25:6
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    6Then an Israelite man brought a Midianite woman into his family, in the sight of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

  • Deut 4:3
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    3Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal Peor; for every man who followed Baal Peor, the LORD your God destroyed him from among you.

  • Num 25:8-10
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    8followed the Israelite man into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—the Israelite man and the woman—into her belly. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped.

    9But those who died in the plague numbered twenty-four thousand.

    10The LORD said to Moses,

  • Num 31:7-8
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    7They waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

    8Among the slain, they killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

  • Num 31:1-3
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    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.

    3So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'

  • Josh 13:22
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    22In addition to those slain, the Israelites also killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner, with the sword.

  • Exod 32:26-27
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    26So Moses stood at the gate of the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered around him.

    27Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man put his sword on his side. Go back and forth through the camp, from gate to gate, and kill your brother, your friend, and your neighbor.'"

  • Num 5:5
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    5The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 5:11
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    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 24:23
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    23Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they brought the one who had cursed out of the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 31:25
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    25The LORD said to Moses,

  • Josh 22:17
    71%

    17Was the sin of Peor not enough for us, even though we have not yet cleansed ourselves of that sin to this very day, and a plague fell upon the congregation of the LORD?

  • Num 15:35-37
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    35The Lord said to Moses, 'The man must be put to death. The whole assembly is to stone him outside the camp.'

    36So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

    37The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Ps 106:28
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    28They joined themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

  • Exod 19:21
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    21The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • Lev 20:1
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    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 24:13
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    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 4:19
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    19Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, 'Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are now dead.'

  • Deut 27:11
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    11That day Moses gave this command to the people:

  • Deut 31:16
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    16The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, you are going to rest with your ancestors, and this people will rise up and prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.'

  • Num 30:1
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    1Moses said to the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him.

  • Judg 21:5
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    5The Israelites asked, 'Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come up to the assembly of the LORD at Mizpah?' They had made a solemn oath that anyone who did not come before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.

  • Num 27:15
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    15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Num 14:5
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    5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

  • Exod 35:1
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    1Moses gathered the entire assembly of the Israelites and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do."