Numbers 16:34

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

Darby Translation

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

33And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.

35And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Lo, we expire, we perish, we all perish.

Zechariah 14:5And ye shall flee [by] the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: ye shall even flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And Jehovah my God shall come, [and] all the holy ones with thee.

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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