Psalms 106:18

18 A fire broke out among their followers. Flames burned up wicked people.

Psalms 106:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:18

And a fire was kindled in their company
This seems to be the company of Korah, or however a part of it, the two hundred and fifty men that had censers, and so were of the Levitical race, as Korah was; this fire came from the Lord out of heaven.

The flame burned up the wicked;
the two hundred and fifty men with censers, ( Numbers 16:35 ) , this was an emblem of that fire which shall consume those that hurt the witnesses; or of that vengeance of eternal fire which wicked men will suffer for ever.

Psalms 106:18 In-Context

16 In the camp certain men became envious of Moses. They also became envious of Aaron, the LORD's holy one.

17 The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. It buried Abiram's followers.

18 A fire broke out among their followers. Flames burned up wicked people.

19 At Mount Horeb they made [a statue of] a calf. They worshiped an idol made of metal.

20 They traded their glorious God for the statue of a bull that eats grass.