Psalms 106:30

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 106:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.
Psalms 106:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 106

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment ... - Inflicted summary punishment upon a principal offender. Numbers 25:7-8. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“106:30-33 Phinehas, who executed a flagrantly apostate Israelite man (Num 25:3-8), is an even better model of a righteous man than Moses, who failed at Meribah (Num 20:11-13).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 25:6-8, Num 25:14, Num 25:15; Deu 13:9-11, Deu 13:15-17; Jos 7:12; Kg1 18:40, Kg1 18:41; Jon 1:12-15 Psalms 106:31”
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