35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
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And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. …
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:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 35-40)We must now look back to the door of the tabernacle, where we left the pretenders to the priesthood with their censers in their hands ready to offer incense; and here we find, I. Vengeance taken on them, Num. 16:35. It is probable that when the earth opened in the camp to swallow up Dathan and Abiram a fire went out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men that offered incense , while Aaron that sto…
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