And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
There came out a fire from the Lord - i:e., from the cloud. This seems to describe the destruction of Korah and those Levites who with him aspired to the functions of the priesthood (see the notes at Numbers 26:11; Numbers 26:58; 1 Chronicles 6:22; 1 Chronicles 6:37).