12 Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram , the sons of Eliab ; but they said , "We will not come up. 13 "Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness , but you would also lord it over us? 14 "Indeed , you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey , nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards . Would you put out the eyes of these men ? We will not come up!" 15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord , " Do not regard their offering ! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 16:12-15
Commentary on Numbers 16:12-15
(Read Numbers 16:12-15)
Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram to bring their complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false charges against Moses. Those often fall under the heaviest censures, who in truth deserve the highest praise. Moses, though the meekest man, yet, finding God reproached in him, was very wroth; he could not bear to see the people ruining themselves. He appeals to God as to his own integrity. He bade them appear with Aaron next morning, at the time of offering the morning incense. Korah undertook thus to appear. Proud ambitious men, while projecting their own advancement, often hurry on their own shameful fall.