But Phinehas had the courage to intervene, and the plague was stopped.
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.
- BSB But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
- 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.
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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.
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Cross-references · 7
- Num 25:6–8Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- Josh 7:12Therefore the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
- Num 25:14–15Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
- Jonah 1:12–15He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”
- Deut 13:9–11but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.
- 1 Kgs 18:40–41Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
- Deut 13:15–17you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.
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