But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
- KJV Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
- NKJV Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped.
- NASB Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And so the plague was brought to a halt.
- NLT But Phinehas had the courage to intervene, and the plague was stopped.
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Quick answer
Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, and the plague was stopped. It matters because zealous action for God's holiness halted the wrath.
Overview
Phinehas intervened decisively against the sin at Peor, and the plague ceased (Numbers 25:7-8). His zeal for God's honor turned away God's anger. The verse honors righteous zeal that upholds God's holiness, while ultimately the plague of sin is stayed only by Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 25:6–8Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Josh 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
- Num 25:14–15The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
- Jonah 1:12–15“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
- Deut 13:9–11Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
- 1 Kgs 18:40–41Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
- Deut 13:15–17you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.
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