24. Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
25. But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not to the voice of the LORD.
26. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
27. To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
28. They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29. Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague broke in upon them.
30. Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
31. And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever.
32. They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33. Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.
34. They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
35. But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
36. And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.
37. Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,
38. And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.