Numbers 16:2
“And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they rose up before Moses,.... To his face, openly and publicly, in a bold and audacious manner; with impudence, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The “princes” appear to have belonged to the other tribes (compare Num 27:3).
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 16:1-11
Here is, I. An account of the rebels, who and what they were, not, as formerly, the mixed multitude and the dregs of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
called to the assembly Selected from the congregation to meet in assembly. LXX. σύνκλητοι βουλῆς explains that they met…
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