Leviticus 10:2

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

Leviticus 10:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
ESV
2 And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.
NLT
2 So fire blazed forth from the LORD ’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the LORD .
MSG
2 Fire blazed out from God and consumed them - they died in God's presence.
CSB
2 Then flames leaped from the Lord's presence and burned them to death before the Lord.

Leviticus 10:2 In-Context

1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command.
2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.
3 Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: “ ‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ ” Aaron remained silent.
4 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
5 So they came and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses ordered.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 106:18
  • 2. Numbers 3:4; Numbers 11:1; Numbers 16:35; Numbers 26:61; Psalms 2:12; Psalms 50:3; Isaiah 29:6
  • 3. S Genesis 19:24; S Genesis 38:7; Numbers 16:35; 1 Chronicles 24:2; Job 1:16
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