13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;

15he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.

16When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,

17the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

18Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image.

20They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23Therefore he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

24Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.

25They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.

26Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,

27and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands.

28Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

29they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.

31And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.