However, the line of Korah did not die out.
Parallel translations
- WEB Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.
- KJV Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
- NKJV Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die.
- NASB The sons of Korah, however, did not die.
- NLT However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.
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Quick answer
Notably, the sons of Korah did not die in the rebellion. God's judgment was tempered with mercy on Korah's line.
Overview
Although Korah perished, his descendants were spared, a striking note of grace amid judgment. The sons of Korah later appear as faithful temple singers, credited with several psalms. Their survival shows that God's mercy can preserve a line even after a father's grievous sin, and that descendants are not bound by an ancestor's guilt.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 6:24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
- Ps 42:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Ps 46:1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Num 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
- Ps 45:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Ps 47:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- Ps 49:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- Num 16:33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
- Ps 44:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- Ps 48:1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Deut 24:16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
- 1 Chr 6:22–28The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- Ps 50:1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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