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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Numbers 16:27

Their tents were not far asunder, being both on the south side of the tabernacle, as appears from Numbers 2:10, Numbers 3:29. Stood in the door of their tents; an argument of their foolish confidence, pride, and impudence, obstinacy, and impenitency, whereby they declared that they neither feared God nor reverenced man, and made themselves ripe for the approaching judgment.

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See also Numbers 16:27 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    STOOD IN THE DOOR OF THEIR TENTS - Apparently in contumacious defiance....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. THE REBELLION OF KORAH CHAPTER 16 _ 1. The rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16:1)_ 2. The punishment (Numbers 16:20) 3. Eleazar and his work (Numbers 16:36) 4. The murmuring of the whole

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    NUMBERS 16. THE REBELLION OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM (JE and P). The narrative fuses together accounts of distinct revolts led by different individuals and inspired by different motives. The first ...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEY. and Korah and his sons among them. Compare Numbers 26:11. DOOR. entrance. THEIR SONS: i.e. the sons of Dathan and Abiram, not of Korah. Compare Ch. Numbers 26:11.Psalms 106:17. See note on...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    25 34. The destruction of Dathan and Abiram....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the tabernacle of Korah_&c. Read _the tabernacle of_ JEHOVAH. See on Numbers 16:24....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    SO THEY GAT UP FROM THE TABERNACLE— Those who were not actually engaged in the rebellion of these men obeyed the divine admonition, and retreated; while the rest, with a degree of audacious infidelity...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    D. REVOLT AND PUNISHMENT OF KORAH, DATHAN AND ABIRAM (NUMBERS 16:1-40) TEXT Numbers 16:1. Now Korah, the son if Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, an...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _SO THEY GAT UP FROM THE TABERNACLE OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM, ON EVERY SIDE: AND DATHAN AND ABIRAM CAME OUT, AND STOOD IN THE DOOR OF THEIR TENTS, AND THEIR WIVES, AND THEIR SONS, AND THEIR LITTLE...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    16:27 habitation (a-7) 'Tabernacle,' as ver. 9 and Exodus 25:9 ,...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REBELLION OF KOKAH, DATHAN, ABIBAM, AND ON This incident is similar to that recorded in Numbers 12, and while it illustrates the difficulties Moses encountered in his leadership, owing to the jeal...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 16 KORAH, DATHAN AND ABIRAM OPPOSE MOSES – NUMBERS 16:1-35 V1-2 Korah, Izhar’s son, belonged to Levi’s *tri

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND DATHAN AND ABIRAM CAME OUT... — No mention is made of the position of Korah at this time, neither is any mention made of his sons, who, as we learn from Numbers 26:11, “died not” when the company...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּעָל֗וּ מֵ עַ֧ל מִשְׁכַּן ־קֹ֛רֶח דָּתָ֥

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM Numbers 16:1; Numbers 17:1 BEHIND what appears in the history, there must have been many movements of thought and causes of discontent which gradually led to the events we n...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    DIVINE JUDGMENT UPON THE REBELS Numbers 16:20 It was wise of Moses not to attempt to vindicate himself, but to leave God to maintain His cause. He is not slow to undertake the vindication of those w...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here begins the story of perhaps the strangest and most fully organized opposition that Moses had to encounter. Two elements were at work. The first was ambition and the second was dissatisfaction. Th...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    People, ( frequentia). The Septuagint generally translate tappam by aposkene, "family and effects," of every denomination. (Calmet) --- Here was a full assembly waiting for the event, between fear and...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Observe how sin hardens; one should have thought that the rebellious party when deserted by the people, would have taken alarm and humbled themselves before the LORD. I say one should have thought so,...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 16 contains the open rebellion against Moses of Dathan and Abiram, but especially the pretension of the ministry in Israel to arrogate priesthood to itself. Some of the chiefs of the people we...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    SO THEY GAT UP FROM THE TABERNACLE OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM, ON EVERY SIDE,.... The place where they met together and made their general rendezvous; this it seems was encompassed on all sides by p...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Stood in the door_ An argument of their foolish confidence, obstinacy, and impenitence, whereby they declared that they neither feared God nor reverenced man....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents, 31 The earth swalloweth vp Korah, and a fire consumeth others. 36 The censers are reserued to holy...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram on every side, moved back in a wide circle from their place of habitation. AND DATHAN AND ABIRAM CAME OUT AND STOOD IN THE DOOR OF THEIR...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Punishment of the Rebellious Faction...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REBELLION OF KORAH (vs.1-15) The rebellion of Korah and a large company with him is significant of a dreadful revulsion against Christ both as Lord and High Priest of His people, and the awesome...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    23-34 The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners, must com...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    The chapter on which we have just been dwelling, is what may be called a digression from the history of Israel's wilderness life, except indeed the short paragraph respecting the Sabbath-breaker, It l...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 16:27 away H5927 (H8735) around H5439 tents H4908 Korah H7141 Dathan H1885 Abiram H48 Dathan H1885 Abiram...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH COMMANDS THE PEOPLE TO DEPART FROM KORAH, DATHAN AND ABIRAM (NUMBERS 16:23). Numbers 16:23 ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' And Yahweh, in response to their prayer, through Moses offered...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The gainsaying of Korah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Korah, Dathan, Abriam. CONCLUSION: Proud and ambitious men projecting their own advancement by thrusting themselves into a place to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Numbers 16:1. _Korah._ One of the firstborn, a very old man, and grandson of Levi by his father Jahar. _Dathan_ and _Abiram_ were descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; these according to the...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Korah. .. Dathan, and Abiram. .. gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron._ KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM I. The rebels. 1. Influential. 2. Numerous, 3. Deluded-- (1) Concerning...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 16:16, NUMBERS 16:35 For a similar judgment on the unauthorized offering of incense, see...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 16:20 AND THE EARTH OPENED ITS MOUTH. God swiftly judges those who thought they could take the privileges of priesthood for themselves. SHEOL (v....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the history of the rebellion of Korah and his company. The time and place of this event are not recorded. It is probable that it occurred in one...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    VINDICATION OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD. EXPOSITION THE GAINSAYING OF KORAH (Numbers 16:1). NUMBERS 16:1 Now K

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now we get to chapter sixteen and this guy Korah, who is brought into mention in the book of Jude, has gotten the conspiracy together. He is of the tribe of Levi and he said, "Hey Moses, you take too...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 9:30; 2 Kings 9:31; Isaiah 28:14; Job 40:10; Job 40:11;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE SIN AND JUDGMENT OF KORAH Numbers 16:15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The sin of faultfinding. It is often so done. And the people seem not to fear for what they do. They think it is as nothing to criti...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Stood in the door — An argument of their foolish confidence, obstinacy and impenitency, whereby they declared that they neither feared God, nor reverenced man....

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