Numbers 16:31

And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

30But if the Lord does something new, opening the earth to take them in, with everything which is theirs, and they go down living into the underworld, then it will be clear to you that the Lord has not been honoured by these men.

32And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.

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Cross References

Numbers 27:3Death overtook our father in the waste land; he was not among those who were banded together with Korah against the Lord; but death came to him in his sin; and he had no sons.

Psalms 106:17The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.

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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