Psalms 106:17
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Psalms 106:17 in other translations
| BSB | The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. |
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| WEB | The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. |
| ASV | The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram. |
| YLT | Earth openeth, and swalloweth up Dathan, And covereth over the company of Abiram. |
| DARBY | The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram; |
| BBE | The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band. |
| Webster | The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. |
What does Psalms 106:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 106:16-18
16-18. 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.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 106:13-33
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…
Psalms 106:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 106:17
- Deuteronomy 11:6
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
- Numbers 26:10
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
- Numbers 16:29-33
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me. But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. …
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Context
- Psalms 106:16
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
- Psalms 106:17
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
- Psalms 106:18
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Psalms 106:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Abrióse la tierra, y tragó á Dathán, y cubrió la compañía de Abiram. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La terre s’ouvrit, et engloutit Dathan, et couvrit l’assemblée d’Abiram; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Erde tat sich auf, und verschlang Dathan und bedeckte die Rotte Abirams; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum; propter injustitias enim suas humiliati sunt. |