Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:8
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
Sons for son, of which change of the number see Gen 12:7; Gen 46:7
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the sons of Pallu,…. Or son, the plural for the singular, Pallu having but one son, whose name was Eliab, the father of Dathan and Abiram; Nu 26:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 8-11:
One feature of this genealogy is the listing of the family of Pallu, and his grandsons Dathan and Abiram. They joined Korah in his rebellion against Moses and Aaron, Nu 16. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were swallowed up by the earth. Korah’s 250 followers were consumed by fire from the Lord.
Korah’s children were spared the fate of their father. The sons of Korah are frequently mentioned among the Levites, as well as in the titles of certain of the Psalms. Samuel was likely a descendant of Korah, 1Ch 6:22-38.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. The curtailment which had occurred in the superior line is here introduced, either in exaltation of God’s grace, because, notwithstanding so great a loss, the tribe of Reuben was still numerous; or else to mark the cause of its diminution, for it might otherwise have seemed strange that other tribes exceeded in numbers that one whose founder and parent was Jacob’s first-born. But when he has narrated how the two sons of Eliab had been destroyed with their company, he briefly adverts to the clemency of God towards the sons of Korah, in that He spared them. And surely this was no common exercise of mercy not only to preserve them uninjured from the calamity, but afterwards to raise up shoots from the accursed root, in whom His spiritual riches might shine forth for the general advantage of the Church: for we know what honorable mention is often made of this family; and it is probable that certain of them were the authors of some of the Psalms, and thus were endued with the Spirit of prophecy, when possibly at that time none of the priests was possessed of this gift. This is that profound abyss in the various and unequal judgments of God, which it becomes us to adore with sober humility. Meanwhile, in a single word, Moses hints at the reason why he repeats this same history, whereby the formidable mode of their death might be held up as a perpetual example: for the Hebrew word נס, nes, which is primarily a standard (193) or banner, is often used for some portentous thing, which strikes men’s senses with astonishment, and at the same time fills their minds with fear.
(193) “Un mot Hebrieu qui signifie tant banniere, que mas de navire, ou une haute perche;” a Hebrew word which signifies a banner, as well as the mast of a ship, or a high pole. — Fr.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
sons. A special reading of MS. called Sevir reads “son”. See App-34.