his priesthood that can be liable to exception. Come ye
therefore together, and offer your incense in public before all the
people; and when you offer it, he whose sacrifice God shall accept shall
be ordained to the priesthood, and shall be clear of the present calumny
on Aaron, as if I had granted him that favor because he was my brother."

CHAPTER 3. How Those That Stirred Up This Sedition Were Destroyed,
According To The Will Of God; And How Aaron, Moses's Brother Both He And
His Posterity, Retained The Priesthood.

1. When Moses had said this, the multitude left off the turbulent
behavior they had indulged, and the suspicion they had of Moses, and
commended what he had said; for those proposals were good, and were
so esteemed of the people. At that time therefore they dissolved the
assembly. But on the next day they came to the congregation, in order
to be present at the sacrifice, and at the determination that was to be
made between the candidates for the priesthood. Now this congregation
proved a turbulent one, and the multitude were in great suspense in
expectation of what was to be done; for some of them would have been
pleased if Moses had been convicted of evil practices, but the wiser
sort desired that they might be delivered from the present disorder and
disturbance; for they were afraid, that if this sedition went on, the
good order of their settlement would rather be destroyed; but the
whole body of the people do naturally delight in clamors against their
governors, and, by changing their opinions upon the harangues of every
speaker, disturb the public tranquillity. And now Moses sent messengers
for Abiram and Dathan, and ordered them to come to the assembly, and
wait there for the holy offices that were to be performed. But they
answered the messenger, that they would not obey his summons; nay, would
not overlook Moses's behavior, who was growing too great for them by
evil practices. Now when Moses heard of this their answer, he desired
the heads of the people to follow him, and he went to the faction
of Dathan, not thinking it any frightful thing at all to go to these
insolent people; so they made no opposition, but went along with him.
But Dathan, and his associates, when they understood that Moses and the
principal of the people were coming to them, came out, with their wives
and children, and stood before their tents, and looked to see what Moses
would do. They had also their servants about t