Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Some ... murmured - upon the death of Korah and his company, who themselves were complainers (Numbers 16:41; Numbers 16:49). Their complaints against Moses and Aaron were virtually against God (cf. Exodus 16:8). Paul glances at the Corinthian murmurs against himself, Christ's apostle.
Destroyed 14 700 perished Or the murmuring was that upon the spies' evil report (Numbers 14:1; Numbers 14:37) Destroyed. 14,700 perished. Or the murmuring was that upon the spies' evil report (Numbers 14:1-37).
The destroyer - the same God-sent angel as in Exodus 12:23, and 2 Samuel 24:16.