Numbers 16:10

And he has brought you near to him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and seek all of you the priesthood also?

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And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

In Context

9Seems it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

11For which cause both you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that all of you murmur against him?

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Cross References

Numbers 3:6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

Numbers 18:7Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the vail; and all of you shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that comes nigh shall be put to death.

Matthew 20:21And he said unto her, What will you? She says unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in your kingdom.

Romans 12:10Be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

3 John 1:9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, receives us not.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:2-12

Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are… Read the whole commentary →

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