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Numbers 16:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 16:27

Verse 27 of 50

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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 children.

Numbers 16:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 16:27

Theological / Devotional

Dathan and Abiram. Korah is not mentioned, but apparently stood with them, since his name is given in the first part of the verse.

Their little children. The root word translated “little children” means “to take quick steps,” “to trip along,” and refers to children who are old enough to walk about safely on their own. The same word is used in 2 Chron. 20:13; 31:18. God did not impose this death penalty upon small children. But, as often happens, innocent children suffered for the obstinacy of their elders, who refused to repent or even to heed the warning to flee. Some, at least, of Korah’s children survived (Num. 26:11; Ex. 6:24).

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