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Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We won`t come up:
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A Leader's Merciful Plea
Commentators like John Calvin see Moses's summons not just as a legal command, but as a merciful attempt to save Dathan and Abiram from their own destructive path. By calling them to talk, Moses reflects God's own loving-kindness, offering a final opportunity for repentance before judgment. He sought their welfare even when they seemed beyond hope.
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19th Century
Anglican
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram ... — If, as seems probable from Numbers 16:3, Dathan and Abiram had joined Kora…
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram. He desired, in this way, if possible, by his holy admonitions, to keep them from the destruction…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab , &c.] He sent messengers to call them to the house of j…
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Presbyterian
Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram to bring their complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false charges against Moses. Those often fall …