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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 16:12

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram... — If, as seems probable from Numbers 16:3, Dathan and Abiram had joined Korah and his company in the address to Moses which is contained in Numbers 16:3, they must have subsequently withdrawn themselves and retired to their own tents, from which they refused to go up at the bidding of Moses.

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See also Numbers 16:12 in other biblical comments:

  • 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 ...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The civil rebellion of Dathan and Abiram against Moses" leadership....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Moses sent to call_ Some tribal dispute or difficulty had probably occurred which required the leader's intervention; and when Moses sent for the persons concerned, they took the opportunity to start...

  • 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

    _AND MOSES SENT TO CALL DATHAN AND ABIRAM, THE SONS OF ELIAB: WHICH SAID, WE WILL NOT COME UP:_ MOSES SENT TO CALL DATHAN AND ABIRAM - in a separate interview, the ground of their mutiny being differe...

  • 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

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִ קְרֹ֛א לְ דָתָ֥ן

  • 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

    THE REBELLION OF KORAN Numbers 16:1 This was a very serious revolt, because so many princes associated themselves with the Levites. Jealousy was at the root of the entire movement. “All the congregat...

  • 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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It is astonishing to observe in the daring confidence of sinners, how they sacrifice truth to resentment. What a perversity must there have been in the minds of these men, to talk of being brought up...

  • 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 Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram. _He desired, in this way, if it might be, by his holy admonitions, to withhold them from that destruction, on which they were rushing. Therefore he ceased...

  • 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

    AND MOSES SENT TO CALL DATHAN AND ABIRAM, THE SONS OF ELIAB,.... He sent messengers to call them to the house of judgment, as the Targum of Jonathan, to the court of judicature, where the Jews suppose...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: _Ver 12. We will not come up._] Sturdy rebels, ripe for destruction. See Proverbs 29:1. _See Trapp on "_...

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

    _Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram_ To treat with them, and give them, as he had done Korah and his company, a timely admonition. _We will not come up_ To Moses's tabernacle, whither the people use...

  • 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

    The Test....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the negotiations till now having been carried on with Korah and his company; WHICH SAID, WE WILL NOT COME UP; they refused to come out to t...

  • 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

    12-15 Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram to bring their complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false charges against Moses. Those often fall under the heaviest censures, who in truth dese...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    MOSES SENT, to treat with them, and give them, as he had done Korah and his company, a timely admonition. Which said unto the messengers sent to them by Moses, WE WILL NOT COME UP, to Moses's tabernac...

  • 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 16:12 Moses H4872 sent H7971 (H8799) call H7121 (H8800) Dathan H1885 Abiram H48 sons H1121 Eliab...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    DATHAN AND ABIRAM REFUSE TO RESPOND TO MOSES' SUMMONS (NUMBERS 16:12). Numbers 16:12 ‘And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and they said, “We will not come up. Is it a small t...

  • 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 16:12 The Reubenite complaint is about dying in the WILDERNESS instead of in Canaan or Egypt. This is a rebellion against God’s will and purpose like that provoked by the spies...

  • 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

    1 Peter 2:13; 1 Peter 2:14; Isaiah 3:5; Jude 1:8; Proverbs 29:9...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Dathan and Abiram — To treat with them and give them, as he had done Korah and his company, a timely admonition. Come up — To Moses's tabernacle, whither the people used to go up for judgment. Men are...

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