Numbers 16:32

And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

In Context

31And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.

33So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:18'Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

Numbers 16:30But if the LORD make a new thing, and the ground open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into the pit, then ye shall understand that these men have despised the LORD.'

Numbers 26:11Notwithstanding the sons of Korah died not.

Deuteronomy 11:6and what He did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living substance that followed them, in the midst of all Israel;

1 Chronicles 6:37(6-22) the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah;

Psalms 85:1(85-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. (85-2) LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land, Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob.

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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