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and the grandfather of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had been chosen by the people, but who followed Korah and rebelled against Moses, Aaron, and the Lord. 10 That's when the Lord made the earth open up and swallow Dathan, Abiram, and Korah. At the same time, fire destroyed 250 men as a warning to the other Israelites.[a] 11 But the Korahite clan wasn't destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. 26.10 Israelites: See 16.1-35.

and the sons of Eliab(A) were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community(B) officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.(C) 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(D) along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.(E) And they served as a warning sign.(F) 11 The line of Korah,(G) however, did not die out.(H)

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