Psalms 106:18
And God sent a fire down from heaven which burned up all the wicked people who ◄supported them/agreed with► them.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
In Context
17the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and also buried Abiram and his family.
19Then the Israeli leaders made a gold statue at Sinai Mountain and worshiped it.
Cross References
Numbers 16:35And then a fire from Yahweh came down from the sky and burned up the 250 men who were burning the incense!
Hebrews 12:29Remember that the God we worship/serve is like a fire that burns up everything that is impure [MET]!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:14-34
Provocation of Israel in the Wilderness. 13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord . 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and… Read the whole commentary →