12. Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
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.