1 Chronicles 24:2 BSB

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

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ASV

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

KJV

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father,.... While he was living, see Lev 10:1. and had no children, therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office: otherwise, as Jarchi observes, had their brethren left children, they would have come into the office before them.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Nadab and Abihu died before their father - That is, during his lifetime. Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office - These two served the office during the life of their father Aaron; after his death Eleazar succeeded in the high priesthood. And under Eli the high priest, the family of Ithamar re-entered into that office.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Nadab and Abihu died before their father--that is, not in his presence, but during his lifetime (see Nu 3:4; 26:61). therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office--In consequence of the death of his two oldest sons without issue, the descendants of Aaron were comprised in the families of Eleazar and Ithamar.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֨מָת	vai.Ya.mot	and he died	H4191 →
נָדָ֤ב	na.Dav	Nadab	H5070 →
וַאֲבִיהוּא֙	va.'a.vi.Hu'	and Abihu	H30 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם	'a.vi.Hem	father their	H1 →
וּבָנִ֖ים	u.va.Nim	and sons	H1121 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הָי֣וּ	ha.Yu	they belonged	H1961 →
לָהֶ֑ם	la.Hem	to them
וַֽיְכַהֲנ֔וּ	vay.kha.ha.Nu	and they served as priests	H3547 →
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר	'el.'a.Zar	Eleazar	H499 →
וְאִיתָמָֽר׃	ve.'i.ta.Mar	and Ithamar	H385 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 10:2
So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
leads to
- Numbers 26:61
  but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 16:35
  And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
- Leviticus 9:24
  Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
Through
Numbers 3:4
Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar…
leads to
- Leviticus 10:1–2
  Now 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.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Exodus 24:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
leads to
- Numbers 11:16
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them…
- Exodus 6:23
  And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Through
Leviticus 10:12
And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the…
leads to
- Leviticus 21:22
  He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
Through
Numbers 26:61
but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
leads to
- Numbers 3:4
  Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar…

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