“And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”
With the women. Cross references: : Num. 35:49
“And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.”
Worshipped the idol of the Moabites, which was in the hill Peor.
“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.”
Or, to the Lord. Deut. 4:3 ; Josh. 22:17 Openly in the sight of all.
“And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.”
Let him see execution done of them that are under his charge.
“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.”
Repenting that they had offended God.
“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.”
Or, in her tent. Chalde and Greek, in her secrets.
“Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. for: Heb. with my zeal”
He was zealous to maintain my glory. Ps. 106:30
“Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. chief: Heb. house of a father”
Hebrew, of the house of the father.
“For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.”
Causing you to commit both corporal and spiritual fornication by Balaam’s counsel, Num. 31:16 ; Rev. 2:14 .