John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 26:10
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up ,.... Not only Dathan and Abiram, but their wives and children, their houses and tents, and all their goods, see Numbers 16:32 together with Korah; the words being thus rendered, and standing in such close connection with the preceding, some have concluded from hence that Korah was swallowed up with them in the earth; whereas he seems rather to have been at that time with the two hundred and fifty men that had censers at the door of the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram ,.... Of Nemuel we nowhere else read either he died without children, or he and his family perished with his brethren, being concerned with them in the conspiracy; or the family of the Palluite was in his line; one of the same name may be observed in the tribe of Simeon: this is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation ; either before their rebellion, for their power and authority, being heads of their fathers'... read more