Those that died in the plague were 24,000.p>

<p class="poetry">They made the <sc>Lordsc> angry<n id="1" /> by their actions,p> <p class="poetry">and a plague broke out among them.p>

<p class="poetry">Phinehas took a stand and intervened,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the plague subsided.p>

This is the kind of plague that will devastate horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in those camps.p>

He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.

those men who produced the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the <sc>Lordsc>.

Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the plague was stopped.p>

So look, the <sc>Lordsc> is about to severely afflict<n id="1" /> your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.

Now 14,700 people died in the plague, in addition to those who died in the event with Korah.

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">After the plague the <sc>Lordsc> said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,<n id="2" />

Look, these people through the counsel of Balaam caused the Israelites to act treacherously against the <sc>Lordsc> in the matter of Peor &#8211; which resulted in the plague among the community of the <sc>Lordsc>!

The army of Israel was defeated there by David&#8217;s men.<n id="1" /> The slaughter there was great that day &#8211; 20,000 soldiers were killed.

Then David built an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> there and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. And the <sc>Lordsc> accepted prayers for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.p>

&#8220;Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt,<n id="1" /> but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.

For this time I will send all my plagues<n id="1" /> on your very self<n id="2" /> and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

and went after the Israelite man into the tent<n id="1" /> and thrust through the Israelite man and into the woman&#8217;s abdomen.<n id="2" /> So the plague was stopped from the Israelites.<n id="3" />

because they bring trouble to you by their treachery with which they have deceived<n id="1" /> you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian,<n id="2" /> their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague that happened as a result of Peor.&#8221;p>

The messenger replied, &#8220;Israel has fled from<n id="1" /> the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!&#8221;p>

They inquired, &#8220;What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">They replied, &#8220;The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders.

At this very moment he is hiding out in one of the caves or in some other similar place. If it should turn out that he attacks our troops first,<n id="1" /> whoever hears about it will say, &#8216;Absalom&#8217;s army has been slaughtered!&#8217;