Psalms 106:17 - Exposition

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan (see Numbers 16:31-33 ). And covered the company of Abiram. It is asked why there is no mention of Korah here, and suggested that he owed his escape from mention to the favouritism of the Levitical "temple poets" (Cheyne). But the real reason seems to be that Korah was not "swallowed up;" he and his company were destroyed by fire, and are alluded to in Psalms 106:18 (so Hengstenberg).