Numbers 16:10

Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests?

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In The King James Version

And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

In Context

9Does it seem only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has made you separate from the rest of Israel, letting you come near himself to do the work of the House of the Lord, and to take your place before the people to do what has to be done for them;

11So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?

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Cross References

Numbers 3:6Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

Numbers 18:7And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put to death.

Matthew 20:21And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

Romans 12:10Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

3 John 1:9I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:2-12

Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are… Read the whole commentary →

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