Leviticus 10:2

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

American Standard Version (1901)

And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died before the Lord.

Free Bible Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore a fire went out from the Lord, and deuoured them: so they dyed before the Lord.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

Fire came out from before Adonai , and devoured them, and they died before Adonai .

Translation for Translators

So suddenly a fire from Yahweh appeared and burned them up [DOU] in the presence of Yahweh.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So fire came out from before Yahweh and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation

and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.

Context

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

¹Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.²So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

Summary

In Leviticus 10:2, Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, resulting in their deaths. This incident serves as a solemn reminder of the importance of following God's commands and approaching Him with reverence and obedience. It underscores the holiness of God and the need for His people to worship Him in the manner He prescribes. The severe consequences faced by Nadab and Abihu highlight the seriousness of deviating from God's instructions and the need for faithful adherence to His will.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them--rather, "killed them"; for it appears (Lev 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 the commencement of the Christian dispensation (Act 5:1-11).

John Gill Bible Commentary

And there went out fire from the Lord,.... They sinned by fire, and they were punished by fire, either from heaven, or from the most holy place, where the Lord dwelt between the cherubim; this was of the nature of lightning, as appears by what follows: and devoured them; not reduced them to ashes, for neither their bodies nor their clothes were burnt with this fire, as is clear from Lev 10:4 but their lives were destroyed, they were lifeless, their souls were separated from their bodies by it, and they died; which is often the case by the lightning, that the clothes of those who are killed with it are untouched, and scarce any marks of violence on their bodies; and so the Targum of Jonathan says of these, their bodies were not burnt: and they died before the Lord; upon the spot where they were offering incense, in the holy place, over against the most holy place. This was very awful, like the case of Ananias and Sapphira, and may seem severe: it was for the terror of others in the priesthood, or who should come after, to take care that they performed their office according to the divine precepts, and brought in no innovation into their service. And when it is considered that these were the sons of the high priest, newly invested with an high and honourable office, and just had the laws of the priesthood delivered unto them, and yet deviated from them as soon as in their office, and very probably, from what follows, went drunk into their service, their sin will appear aggravated, and the punishment less severe. This shows there is nothing in carnal descent, these were the sons of Aaron the high priest, that acted this part, and came to this end; the proneness of men to transgress the laws of God as soon as given them; thus the people of Israel fell into idolatry as soon as the moral law was given; and here the priests, as soon as the ceremonial laws, relating to the priesthood, were delivered to them; and also that the law made sinful men priests, and that the Levitical priesthood was imperfect; and that no order of men are free from sin, or exempt from punishment: and the whole of the divine conduct in this affair may lead us to observe how jealous God is in matters of worship; how much he dislikes hypocrites, and formal professors; how severe he will be against such who bring in strange doctrines; what will be the fate of the contemners of Gospel doctrines and ordinances; and how much he resents those who trust in themselves, and their works, and bring in anything of their own in the business of salvation, which is strange fire, sparks of their own kindling, a burning incense to their own drag, and sacrificing to their own net.

Leviticus 10:2

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

American Standard Version (1901)

And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died before the Lord.

Free Bible Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore a fire went out from the Lord, and deuoured them: so they dyed before the Lord.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

Fire came out from before Adonai , and devoured them, and they died before Adonai .

Translation for Translators

So suddenly a fire from Yahweh appeared and burned them up [DOU] in the presence of Yahweh.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So fire came out from before Yahweh and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation

and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Leviticus 10:2

Verse

Context

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Leviticus 10:2

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes