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Selected Verse: Psalms 106:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 106:17 |
King James |
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| covered--"closed upon them" (Num 16:33). (2) Of the Levitical rebels, with Korah at their head (Num 16:35; Num 26:10); these had sinned by fire, and were punished by fire, as Aaron's (being high priest) sons had been (Lev 10:2; Num. 16:1-35). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| On these verses see Num 16:31-35. This refers to the time when they rebelled against Moses. |
2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.