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Nadab and Abihu

10 Nadab and Abihu were two of Aaron's sons, but they disobeyed the Lord by burning incense to him on a fire pan, when they were not supposed to.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 10.1 when they … to: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

The Death of Nadab and Abihu

10 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu(A) took their censers,(B) put fire in them(C) and added incense;(D) and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord,(E) contrary to his command.(F)

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Suddenly the Lord sent fiery flames and burned them to death.

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So fire came out(A) from the presence of the Lord and consumed them,(B) and they died before the Lord.(C)

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61 (A) But Nadab and Abihu had died when they offered fire that was unacceptable to the Lord.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 26.61 Nadab and Abihu … the Lord: See 3.1-4 and Leviticus 10.1,2.

61 But Nadab and Abihu(A) died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)(B)

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