Numbers 16:34

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

In Context

33So they, and all that pertained to them, went down alive into Sheol. And the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.

35And fire came forth from LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men who offered the incense.

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12And the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

Zechariah 14:5And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azel. Yea, ye shall flee, just as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And LORD my God shall come, a

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:24-35

23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram… Read the whole commentary →

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