Psalm 106:28 “They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to li…”

Psalm 106:28

They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

World English Bible

They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

American Standard Version

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Geneva Bible 1599

They ioyned themselues also vnto Baalpeor, and did eate the offrings of the dead.

Darby Translation

And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;

Young's Literal Translation

And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,

Bible in Basic English

And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.

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Cross references

“joined”

Numbers 25:1–3 Numbers 25:5 Hosea 9:10 Deuteronomy 4:3 Deuteronomy 32:17 Revelation 2:14

Numbers 25:1–3 · BSB

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

Numbers 25:5 · BSB

So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”

Hosea 9:10 · BSB

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 th…

Deuteronomy 4:3 · BSB

Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.

Deuteronomy 32:17 · BSB

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.

Revelation 2:14 · BSB

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 immo…

“of the dead”

Jeremiah 10:8–10 Psalm 115:4–8 1 Corinthians 10:19 1 Corinthians 10:20

Jeremiah 10:8–10 · BSB

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Psalm 115:4–8 · BSB

Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

1 Corinthians 10:19 · BSB

Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

1 Corinthians 10:20 · BSB

No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

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

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