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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/106.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor; they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also followed Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices <i>offered to</i> the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They then joined themselves to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices <i>offered to</i> the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your people became followers of a god named Baal Peor, and they ate sacrifices offered to the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor, and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then at Peor, God's people joined in the worship of Baal and ate sacrifices offered to dead gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For they adopted the worship of Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they are coupled to Ba‘al-Peor, "" And eat the sacrifices of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will be bound to Baalpeor, and they will eat the sacrifices of the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:28>And they were initiated into Baal of Peor, and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They joined in the rites of Baal of Peor, ate food sacrificed to the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They worshipped also the idols of Baal-peor, and ate sacrifices offered for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they joined themselves to the idols of Peor and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6775.htm" title="6775: way·yiṣ·ṣā·mə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bind, join. A primitive root; to link, i.e. Gird; figuratively, to serve, contrive.">They yoked themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/1187.htm" title="1187: lə·ḇa·‘al (Prep) -- Baal of Peor, a Moabite god. From Ba'al and p'owr; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1187.htm" title="1187: pə·‘ō·wr (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Baal of Peor, a Moabite god. From Ba'al and p'owr; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity.">Baal of Peor</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and ate</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ziḇ·ḥê (N-mpc) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">offered to lifeless gods.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a></span><br />While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Deuteronomy 32:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a></span><br />I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-12</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a></span><br />No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2-3</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Ezekiel 20:28</a></span><br />When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Psalm 78:58</a></span><br />They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They joined themselves also to Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.</p><p class="hdg">joined</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3,5</a></b></br> And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Numbers 31:16</a></b></br> Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Deuteronomy 4:3</a></b></br> Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.</p><p class="hdg">of the dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></b></br> Their idols <i>are</i> silver and gold, the work of men's hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8-10</a></b></br> But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock <i>is</i> a doctrine of vanities… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19,20</a></b></br> What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-18.htm">Attached</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Baalpeor</a> <a href="/joshua/22-17.htm">Baal-Peor</a> <a href="/exodus/39-4.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/97-9.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Lifeless</a> <a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/22-17.htm">Peor</a> <a href="/joshua/22-17.htm">Pe'or</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Yoked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Attached</a> <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Baalpeor</a> <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Baal-Peor</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-2.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/psalms/109-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/135-5.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Lifeless</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/118-7.htm">Part</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Peor</a> <a href="/numbers/23-28.htm">Pe'or</a> <a href="/psalms/107-22.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Yoked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor</b><br>This phrase refers to an event recorded in <a href="/numbers/25.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a>, where the Israelites, during their wilderness journey, engaged in idolatry and immorality with the Moabite women. The term "yoked" implies a binding or joining, suggesting a deep level of commitment or entanglement. Baal of Peor was a local deity worshiped by the Moabites, and the Israelites' participation in this worship was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This incident highlights the recurring theme of Israel's unfaithfulness and the temptation to adopt the religious practices of surrounding nations. The geographical location, Peor, is significant as it was near the plains of Moab, a region where the Israelites camped before entering the Promised Land. This event serves as a warning against spiritual compromise and the dangers of syncretism.<p><b>and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods</b><br>The act of eating sacrifices offered to idols was not merely a physical act but a spiritual one, signifying participation in pagan worship (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18-21</a>). The term "lifeless gods" underscores the futility and emptiness of idol worship, contrasting the living God of Israel with the powerless idols of the nations (<a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>). This phrase reflects the cultural and religious practices of the ancient Near East, where meals were often part of religious rituals. The Israelites' participation in these meals was a breach of their covenant with God, who had commanded them to worship Him alone (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13-15</a>). This incident foreshadows the New Testament teaching on idolatry and the call to worship God in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>). It also serves as a type of Christ, who is the true and living sacrifice, contrasting with the dead idols and pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of worship in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal_of_peor.htm">Baal of Peor</a></b><br>A Canaanite deity associated with fertility and worshiped by the Moabites. The Israelites fell into idolatry by joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, which included immoral practices.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt but often fell into idolatry and disobedience during their journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The region where the Israelites were enticed into idolatry and immorality, leading to God's anger and judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifices_to_lifeless_gods.htm">Sacrifices to lifeless gods</a></b><br>Refers to the offerings made to idols, which are considered powerless and without life, contrasting with the living God of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague.htm">The Plague</a></b><br>A divine punishment that came upon the Israelites as a result of their idolatry and immorality, as recorded in <a href="/bsb/numbers/25.htm">Numbers 25</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can also be anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' actions led to severe consequences, reminding us that disobedience to God can lead to spiritual and sometimes physical repercussions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As God's people, we are called to live set apart from the world, avoiding practices that lead us away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>When we fall into sin, repentance is crucial. God is merciful and ready to forgive when we turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The accounts of the Israelites serve as warnings and lessons for us today. We should learn from their mistakes and strive to remain faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'seize_the_day'_truly_mean.htm">What happened at Baal of Peor in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_at_baal_of_peor.htm">What happened at Baal of Peor in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_commend_phinehas_for_killing.htm">Numbers 25:6–8: Why does God commend Phinehas for killing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman, raising moral questions about vigilante violence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_israel_worshiped_baal-peor.htm">In Hosea 9:10, is there archeological proof that Israel worshiped Baal-peor as portrayed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28-31) The licentious character of the cult of Baal-peor in Numbers 25 is expressed in the word "joined," better, <span class= "ital">yoked. </span>LXX. and Vulg., "were initiated," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>by prostitution.<p>(28) <span class= "bld">Ate the sacrifices of the dead</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the sacrifices of a <span class= "ital">dead </span>divinity. <a href="/numbers/25-2.htm" title="And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.">Numbers 25:2</a>, "and they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods," shows that here we must not see any allusion to necromantic rites, such as are referred to in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-11.htm" title="Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.">Deuteronomy 18:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>, and the parallelism shows that the "god" in question is Baal-peor.<p><span class= "bld">Carcases of idols.</span>--This phrase is actually used in <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm" title="And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.">Leviticus 26:30</a>; here no doubt the plural is used poetically for the singular.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor</span> (see <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm">Numbers 25:3</a>). The exact expression used in the Pentateuch is repeated. It signifies a mystic union, such as was supposed to exist between a heathen god and his worshippers, and to be kept up by sacrificial meals and the like. "Baal-peor" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the Lord of Pehor" - is probably identified with Chemosh. <span class="cmt_word">And ate the sacrifices of the dead.</span> The corresponding phrase in Numbers (Numbers 25:2) is, "the sacrifices of their gods," who were "dead," as opposed to the true <span class="accented">living</span> God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They yoked themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṣ·ṣā·mə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6775.htm">Strong's 6775: </a> </span><span class="str2">To link, gird, to serve, contrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַ֣עַל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇa·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Baal of Peor</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּע֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(pə·‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1187.htm">Strong's 1187: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal of Peor', a Moabite god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ate</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrifices</span><br /><span class="heb">זִבְחֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ziḇ·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offered to lifeless gods.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵתִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-28.htm">Psalm 106:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>