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Psalms 106:17
17So God made the earth break open, so that Dathan fell into it. It also destroyed Abiram and his people.
Psalms 106:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
- New International Version (NIV)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram.
Context of Psalms 106:17
15He gave them the food that they asked for, but he also sent a bad disease on them. 16The people became jealous of Moses, and Aaron, the Lord's special priest. So God made the earth break open, so that Dathan fell into it. It also destroyed Abiram and his people. 18Fire burned all their group, and it killed those wicked people. 19At Horeb, the Israelites used gold to make a cow, and they worshipped it.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:17 word by word
תִּפְתַּח־אֶ֭רֶץ וַתִּבְלַ֣ע דָּתָ֑ן וַ֝תְּכַ֗ס עַל־עֲדַ֥ת אֲבִירָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:17
- Numbers 16:29If these men die in a usual way, as all men will die one day, then the Lord did not choose me.
- Numbers 26:10A hole opened in the ground. Korah, Dathan, Abiram and their families fell into the hole and they died. And fire killed 250 other men. So they became a sign to warn the other Israelites.
- Deuteronomy 11:6They did not see how he punished Dathan and Abiram, Eliab's sons, from Reuben's tribe. God caused the earth to open up in the middle of the Israelites' camp. These men fell down into the hole and they disappeared. Their families, their tents and everything that they had all disappeared in the hole.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17On these verses see Numbers 16:31-35. This refers to the time when they rebelled against Moses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The people became jealous because they wanted the same role as the priests God had chosen (see Numbers 16:1–35). The earth opened up: See Numbers 16:28–33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. All the congregation took part with Dathan, Korah, &c., and their accomplices (Nu 16:41). Aaron the saint--literally, "the holy one," as consecrated priest; not a moral attribute, but one designating his office as holy to the Lord. The rebellion was followed by a double punishment: (1) of the non-Levitical rebels, the Reubenites, Dathan and Abiram, &c. (De 11:6; Nu 26:10); these were swallowed up by the earth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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