Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
the brazen censers . . . made broad plates to be a memorial—The altar of burnt offerings, being made of wood and covered with brass, this additional covering of broad plates not only rendered it doubly secure against the fire, but served as a warning beacon to deter all from future invasions of the priesthood.
Speak unto Eleazar—He was selected lest the high priest might contract defilement from going among the dead carcasses.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Numbers 16:40:
Numbers 1:47-54
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