Numbers 25:3-5

Christian Standard Bible

³ So Israel aligned itself with Baal of Peor,^(A) and the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.^{(B) 4} The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute^[a] them in broad daylight before the Lord so that his burning anger may turn away from Israel.”

⁵ So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”