Numbers 16:16-35

16So Moses told Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow — you, they, and Aaron.

17Each of you is to take his firepan, place incense on it, and present his firepan before the Lord  — 250 firepans. You and Aaron are each to present your firepan also.”

18Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron.

19After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.

20The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,

21“Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”

22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God who gives breath to all, when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community?”

23The Lord replied to Moses,

24“Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

26He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

27So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants.

28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will:

29If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the Lord has not sent me.

30But if the Lord brings about something unprecedented, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them along with all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised the Lord.”

31Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.

32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions.

33They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!”

35Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.