Numbers 16:31

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

Berean Standard Bible

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 brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

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Cross References

Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

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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