Verse 16

Behold, these{H2007} caused{H1961}{(H8804)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, through the counsel{H1697} of Balaam{H1109}, to commit{H4560}{(H8800)} trespass{H4604} against the LORD{H3068} in the matter{H1697} of Peor{H6465}, and there was a plague{H4046} among the congregation{H5712} of the LORD{H3068}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 Which have forsaken{G2641}{(G5631)} the right{G2117} way{G3598}, and are gone astray{G4105}{(G5681)}, following{G1811}{(G5660)} the way{G3598} of Balaam{G903} the son of Bosor{G1007}, who{G3739} loved{G25}{(G5656)} the wages{G3408} of unrighteousness{G93};
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But{G235} I have{G2192}{(G5719)} a few things{G3641} against{G2596} thee{G4675}, because{G3754} thou hast{G2192}{(G5719)} there{G1563} them that hold{G2902}{(G5723)} the doctrine{G1322} of Balaam{G903}, who{G3739} taught{G1722}{G1321}{(G5707)} Balac{G904} to cast{G906}{(G5629)} a stumblingblock{G4625} before{G1799} the children{G5207} of Israel{G2474}, to eat{G5315}{(G5629)} things sacrificed unto idols{G1494}, and{G2532} to commit fornication{G4203}{(G5658)}.
  • Num 25:1-9 : 1 And Israel{H3478} abode{H3427}{(H8799)} in Shittim{H7851}, and the people{H5971} began{H2490}{(H8686)} to commit whoredom{H2181}{(H8800)} with the daughters{H1323} of Moab{H4124}. 2 And they called{H7121}{(H8799)} the people{H5971} unto the sacrifices{H2077} of their gods{H430}: and the people{H5971} did eat{H398}{(H8799)}, and bowed down{H7812}{(H8691)} to their gods{H430}. 3 And Israel{H3478} joined{H6775}{(H8735)} himself unto Baalpeor{H1187}: and the anger{H639} of the LORD{H3068} was kindled{H2734}{(H8799)} against Israel{H3478}. 4 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} all the heads{H7218} of the people{H5971}, and hang them up{H3363}{(H8685)} before{H5048} the LORD{H3068} against the sun{H8121}, that the fierce{H2740} anger{H639} of the LORD{H3068} may be turned away{H7725}{(H8799)} from Israel{H3478}. 5 And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the judges{H8199}{(H8802)} of Israel{H3478}, Slay{H2026}{(H8798)} ye every{H376} one{H376} his men{H582} that were joined{H6775}{(H8737)} unto Baalpeor{H1187}. 6 And, behold, one{H376} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} came{H935}{(H8802)} and brought{H7126}{(H8686)} unto his brethren{H251} a Midianitish woman{H4084} in the sight{H5869} of Moses{H4872}, and in the sight{H5869} of all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, who were weeping{H1058}{(H8802)} before the door{H6607} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}. 7 And when Phinehas{H6372}, the son{H1121} of Eleazar{H499}, the son{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548}, saw{H7200}{(H8799)} it, he rose up{H6965}{(H8799)} from among{H8432} the congregation{H5712}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} a javelin{H7420} in his hand{H3027}; 8 And he went{H935}{(H8799)} after{H310} the man{H376} of Israel{H3478} into the tent{H6898}, and thrust{H1856}{(H8799)} both{H8147} of them through, the man{H376} of Israel{H3478}, and the woman{H802} through{H413} her belly{H6897}. So the plague{H4046} was stayed{H6113}{(H8735)} from the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}. 9 And those that died{H4191}{(H8801)} in the plague{H4046} were twenty{H6242} and four{H702} thousand{H505}.
  • Deut 4:3 : 3 Your eyes{H5869} have seen{H7200}{(H8802)} what the LORD{H3068} did{H6213}{(H8804)} because of Baalpeor{H1187}: for all the men{H376} that followed{H310}{H1980}{(H8804)} Baalpeor{H1187}, the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath destroyed{H8045}{(H8689)} them from among{H7130} you.
  • Josh 22:17 : 17 Is the iniquity{H5771} of Peor{H6465} too little{H4592} for us, from which we are not cleansed{H2891}{(H8694)} until this day{H3117}, although there was a plague{H5063} in the congregation{H5712} of the LORD{H3068},
  • Num 24:14 : 14 And now, behold, I go{H1980}{(H8802)} unto my people{H5971}: come{H3212}{(H8798)} therefore, and I will advertise{H3289}{(H8799)} thee what this people{H5971} shall do{H6213}{(H8799)} to thy people{H5971} in the latter{H319} days{H3117}.
  • Prov 23:27 : 27 For a whore{H2181}{(H8802)} is a deep{H6013} ditch{H7745}; and a strange woman{H5237} is a narrow{H6862} pit{H875}.
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 And I find{H4672}{(H8802)} more bitter{H4751} than death{H4194} the woman{H802}, whose heart{H3820} is snares{H4685} and nets{H2764}, and her hands{H3027} as bands{H612}: whoso pleaseth{H2896}{H6440} God{H430} shall escape{H4422}{(H8735)} from her; but the sinner{H2398}{(H8802)} shall be taken{H3920}{(H8735)} by her.
  • Num 25:18 : 18 For they vex{H6887}{(H8802)} you with their wiles{H5231}, wherewith they have beguiled{H5230}{(H8765)} you in the matter{H1697} of Peor{H6465}, and in the matter{H1697} of Cozbi{H3579}, the daughter{H1323} of a prince{H5387} of Midian{H4080}, their sister{H269}, which was slain{H5221}{(H8716)} in the day{H3117} of the plague{H4046} for Peor's{H6465} sake{H1697}.