Psalms 106:26-30

Therefore He swore to them That He would have them fall in the wilderness,

And that He would bring down their descendants among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

They also followed Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

So they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And a plague broke out among them.

Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And so the plague was brought to a halt.