Psalms 106:18

Psalms 106:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
• New International Version (NIV)Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.

Context of Psalms 106:18

16The people became jealous of Moses, and Aaron, the Lord's special priest. 17So God made the earth break open, so that Dathan fell into it. It also destroyed Abiram and his people. Fire burned all their group, and it killed those wicked people. 19At Horeb, the Israelites used gold to make a cow, and they worshipped it. 20They turned away from their great God. Instead, they worshipped the statue of a cow, an animal that eats grass!

Psalms 106:18 word by word

וַתִּבְעַר־אֵ֥שׁ בַּעֲדָתָ֑ם לֶ֝הָבָ֗ה תְּלַהֵ֥ט רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• was kindledבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• in their companyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• the flameלֶהָבָהlehâbâh lahebeth · flameH3852
• burned upלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 106:18

• Numbers 16:35Then the Lord sent fire down. It killed the 250 men who were offering the incense to God.
• Hebrews 12:29Remember that our God is like a fire. He destroys everything that is not good.

Commentaries on Psalms 106:18

• 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

Topics related to Psalms 106:18

• Envy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gather
• Leanness
• Mingle
• Open
• Repent
• David
• Hallel
• Intercession
• Molech; Moloch
• Psalms, Book of

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