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Leviticus 10:2

Fire came out from the Lord's presence and burned them up. They died in the Lord's presence.

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In The King James Version

And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

In Context

1Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, set light to their incense burners using ordinary fire and put in incense, and in this way offered forbidden fire in the Lord's presence, something he had not authorized.

3Moses explained to Aaron, “This is what the Lord was talking about when he said: ‘I will show my holiness to those who approach me; I will reveal my glory so everyone can see.” But Aaron didn't reply.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:5They came and picked them up by their clothes, and took them outside the camp, as Moses had ordered.

Numbers 3:3These were the names of Aaron's sons who were anointed and ordained to serve as priests.

Numbers 14:37those men who gave the bad report died before the Lord from plague.

Numbers 16:35Fire burst out from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.

Numbers 26:61but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered forbidden fire in the Lord's presence.

2 Samuel 6:7The Lord was angry with Uzzah, and God struck him down right there for his disobedience, and he died beside the Ark of God.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 10:2-3

Death of Nadab and Abihu. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord , which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the Lord , and devoured them, and they died before the Lord . Here is, I. The great sin that Nadab and Abihu were guilty of: and a great sin we must call it, how little soever it appears in our eye, because it is evident by the punishment of it that it… Read the whole commentary →

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