Leviticus 10:1-7

The Death of Nadab and Abihu

1 Now y Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, z each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered a unauthorized 1 fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. 2 And fire b came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord has said, 'Among c those who are near me d I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" e And Aaron held his peace.

4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of f Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp." 5 So they came near and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, g "Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and h wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled. 7 i And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, j for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses.

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:1
    The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the ...
    Exodus 6:23
    Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter o...
    Exodus 28:1
    Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and ...
    Numbers 3:4
    But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when t...
    Numbers 26:61
    But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unau...
    1 Chronicles 24:2
    But Nadab and Abihu died before their father an...
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 16:18
    So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 30:9
    You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 9:24
    And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
    Numbers 16:35
    And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.
    2 Samuel 6:7
    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:17
    Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God.
    Leviticus 21:21
    No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall come near to offer the Lord 's food offerings; since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:22
    And say, Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in your midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and manifest my holiness in her.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 39:9
    I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 6:18
    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years.
    Exodus 6:22
    The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
    Numbers 3:19
    And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
    Numbers 3:30
    With Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 13:45
    "The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.'
    Leviticus 21:10
    The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes.
    Ezekiel 24:16 - 17
    Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down.
  10. Cross References
    Numbers 1:53
    But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacl...
    Numbers 16:22
    And they fell on their faces and said, "O God, ...
    Numbers 16:46
    And Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer, and...
    Numbers 18:5
    And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and...
    Joshua 7:1
    But the people of Israel broke faith in regard ...
    Joshua 22:18
    That you too must turn away this day from follo...
    Joshua 22:20
    Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in t...
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:12
    He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:30
    Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.
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