Numbers 16:49

Now fourteen thousand, seven hundred deaths were caused by that disease, in addition to those who came to their end because of what Korah had done.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

In Context

48And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.

50Then Aaron went back to Moses to the door of the Tent of meeting: and the disease came to a stop.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:32And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.

1 Chronicles 21:14So the Lord sent disease on Israel, causing the death of seventy thousand men.

Hebrews 10:28A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses:

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:42-50

41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord . 42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among… Read the whole commentary →

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