Salmi 106:17

17 La terra si aperse, e tranghiottì Datan, E coperse il seguito di Abiram.

Salmi 106:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:17

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
One of the heads of the conspirators against Moses and Aaron; the earth clave asunder under him and his company; opened itself, or its mouth, and devoured them at once. This was a new, marvellous, and unheard of thing, and which manifestly showed the divine displeasure and resentment at their proceedings; and served greatly to confirm the authority and office of Moses and Aaron; see ( Numbers 16:30-33 ) .

And covered the company of Abiram;
another of the heads of the confederacy. Korah is not mentioned, though the earth swallowed up him and all that belonged to him, their houses and their goods; some think the reason is because it was well known that this was his case, when Dathan and Abiram are not so expressly mentioned in the history by Moses; as also because the sons of Korah were now in esteem as singers; nor is On the son of Peleth mentioned, because, as Kimchi says, he repented, and desisted from the conspiracy.

Salmi 106:17 In-Context

15 Ed egli diede loro ciò che chiedevano; Ma mandò la magrezza nelle lor persone.

16 Oltre a ciò furono mossi d’invidia contro a Mosè, nel campo; E contro ad Aaronne, il Santo del Signore.

17 La terra si aperse, e tranghiottì Datan, E coperse il seguito di Abiram.

18 E il fuoco arse la lor raunanza; La fiamma divampò gli empi.

19 Fecero un vitello in Horeb, E adorarono una statua di getto;