Leviticus 10:1-2

Nadab and Abihu

1 Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu^[a] each took his own firepan, put fire in it, placed incense on it,^[b] and presented unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them [to do].

2 Then flames leaped from the Lord's presence and burned them to death before the Lord.^[c]

Leviticus 10:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 10

This chapter begins with the sin and punishment of two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Le 10:1-5 for whose death Aaron and his sons are commanded not to mourn, nor to depart from the tabernacle, Le 10:6,7 and an order is given, prohibiting the priests from drinking wine when they went into it, Le 10:8-11 the law of eating holy things, both those that were more, and those that were less holy, is enjoined, Le 10:12-15 and the flesh of the sin offering not being eaten, but burnt, Aaron's sons are blamed for it, for which he makes an apology to the satisfaction of Moses, Le 10:16-20.

Footnotes

• [a] Lv 16:1; Ex 6:23; 24:1
• [b] Lv 16:12; Ex 30:7-9; Nm 16:17,46
• [c] Nm 26:61; Dt 4:24; 2 Sm 6:7