11 “Phinʹe·has+ the son of El·e·aʹzar the son of Aaron the priest has turned my wrath away from the people of Israel because he tolerated no rivalry at all toward me among them.+ So I have not exterminated the Israelites in my insistence on exclusive devotion.+

10 To this he said: “I have been absolutely zealous for Jehovah the God of armies;+ for the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant,+ your altars they have torn down, and your prophets they have killed with the sword,+ and I am the only one left. Now they are seeking to take my life* away.”+