1 When the Israelites were camped at Acacia Valley, the men began to have sexual intercourse with the Moabite women who were there.
2 These women invited them to sacrificial feasts, where the god of Moab was worshiped. The Israelites ate the food and worshiped the god
3 Baal of Peor. So the Lord was angry with them
4 and said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of Israel and, in obedience to me, execute them in broad daylight, and then I will no longer be angry with the people.”
5 Moses said to the officials, “Each of you is to kill every man in your tribe who has become a worshiper of Baal of Peor.”