28. At Baal Peor they joined in worshiping Baal and ate sacrifices to honor the dead.
29. The Lord became angry with his people, so he made them sick.
30. But Phinehas prayed to God, and God stopped the sickness.
31. He considered what Phinehas did a good work, and it will be remembered forever and ever.
32. At Meribah the people made the Lord angry and created trouble for Moses.
33. They upset Moses, and he spoke without stopping to think.
34. The Lord told the people to destroy the other nations living in Canaan. But the Israelites did not obey him.
35. They mixed with the other people and did what those people were doing.