04:025:001 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit
whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
04:025:002 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods:
and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
04:025:003 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the
LORD was kindled against Israel.
04:025:004 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.
04:025:005 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
04:025:006 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.
04:025:007 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
04:025:008 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
04:025:009 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
04:025:010 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,