13. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
14. In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
15. So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
16. In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
18. Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
19. At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.