New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 10:2
Leviticus 10:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 10:2
1Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, And before all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron, therefore, kept silent. 4Moses called also to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.”
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וַתֵּ֥צֵא אֵ֛שׁ מִלִּפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַתֹּ֣אכַל אוֹתָ֑ם וַיָּמֻ֖תוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 10:2
- Leviticus 9:24Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
- Leviticus 16:1Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the Lord and died.
- Numbers 3:3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.
- Numbers 16:35Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
- Numbers 26:61But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.
- 2 Kings 1:10Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
- 1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
- Numbers 16:32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.
- 1 Samuel 6:19He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck down of all the people, 50,070 men, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
- 1 Chronicles 13:10The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.
- 1 Chronicles 15:13Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
- Acts 5:5And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
- Leviticus 10:5So they came forward and carried them still in their tunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said.
- Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.
Commentaries on Leviticus 10:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The fire which had just before sanctified the ministry of Aaron as well pleasing to God, now brought to destruction his two eldest sons because they did not sanctify Yahweh in their hearts, but dared to perform a self-willed act of worship; just as the same Gospel is to one a savor of life unto life, and to another a savor of death unto death 2 Corinthians 2:16.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In Leviticus 9:24, the fire showed God's acceptance. Now, it shows his disapproval by causing the death of Nadab and Abihu. They had shown a careless attitude toward worshiping God (compare Acts 5:1–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them--rather, "killed them"; for it appears (Le 10:5) that neither their bodies nor their robes were consumed. The expression, "from the Lord," indicates that this fire issued from the most holy place. In the destruction of these two young priests by the infliction of an awful judgment, the wisdom of God observed the same course, in repressing the first instance of contempt for sacred things, as he did at…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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