A moment in scripture
Numbers 25:4
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 from Israel.
The surrounding passage
- Numbers 25:2
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
- Numbers 25:3
And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
- Numbers 25:5
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.
- Numbers 25:6
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.