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So they got them up from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.
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A Posture of Defiance
Commentators observe that Dathan and Abiram's final act was not one of fear but of bold rebellion. By standing at their tent doors with their families, they were making a final, audacious stand against Moses and God. Scholars describe this posture as 'wilful defiance' and a sign of the 'obstinacy and hardness of their own hearts.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Stood in the door of their tents - Apparently in wilful defiance.
19th Century
Anglican
And Dathan and Abiram came out ... — No mention is made of Korah's position at this time, nor is any mention made of his sons, who…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So they got up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. The place where they met together and mad…
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