Numbers 16:32–50

³²And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property. ³³And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation. ³⁴And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

³⁵And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense. ³⁶And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, ³⁷Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed, ³⁸the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. ³⁹And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: ⁴⁰as a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to burn incense before Jehovah, that he be not as Korah, and as his band, —as Jehovah had said to him through Moses.

⁴¹And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah. ⁴²And it came to pass, when the assembly was gathered together against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared. ⁴³And Moses and Aaron went before the tent of meeting. ⁴⁴And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, ⁴⁵Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces. ⁴⁶And Moses said to Aaron, Take the censer, and put fire thereon from off the altar, and lay on incense, and carry it quickly to the assembly, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah: the plague is begun. ⁴⁷And Aaron took as Moses had said, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense, and made atonement for the people. ⁴⁸And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. ⁴⁹Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that had died because of the matter of Korah. ⁵⁰And Aaron returned to Moses to the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was stayed.