Numbers 31:14-16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁴ But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, who served in the war.

¹⁵ And Moses said to them, Have you let all the women live?

¹⁶ Behold, these caused the Israelites by the counsel of Balaam to trespass and act treacherously against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and so a [smiting] plague came among the congregation of the Lord.^(A)