On the morrow, the two hundred and fifty princes, with Korah at their head, presented themselves, with their censers. They were brought into the court of the tabernacle, while the people gathered without, to await the result. It was not Moses who assembled the congregation to behold the defeat of Korah and his company, but the rebels, in their blind presumption, had called them together to witness their victory. A large part of the congregation openly sided with Korah, whose hopes were high of carrying his point against Aaron.

Næste dag kom de to hundrede og halvtreds øverster med Kora i spidsen. De havde alle sammen pander med. De blev ført ind i tabernaklets forgård, mens folket samledes udenfor for at afvente resultatet. Det var ikke Moses, der havde kaldt menigheden sammen for at overvære Koras og hans tilhængeres nederlag, men oprørene havde i deres blinde formastelse samlet folket, for at de skulle se deres sejr. En stor del af menigheden tog åbenlyst parti for Kora, som nærede store forhåbninger om at vinde sin sag mod Aron.