1 Chronicles 24:2

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And Nadab and Abihu died before the face of their father, and there were unto them no children, and Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Latin

Mortui sunt autem Nadab et Abiu ante patrem suum absque liberis: sacerdotioque functus est Eleazar, et Ithamar.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

1 Chronicles 24:1–2

The priests were organized into divisions for service, starting with Aaron’s sons, Eleazar and Ithamar. All of Israel’s priests came from these two men.

1 Chronicles 24:1–19

The information about the priests’ duties only covers their organization into orders and how they assign responsibilities by casting lots. The Chronicler does not explain their duties because these were well established long ago (see Exodus 28:1–5; Leviticus 1–7; Numbers 6:22–27).

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

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.
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 served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
Numbers 26:61
…but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
Numbers 16:39–40
So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,
Exodus 29:9
Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
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.
Exodus 24:9
Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
Numbers 18:7
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
Leviticus 10:12
And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.

People

Abihu: Son of Aaron Eleazar: Son of Aaron, high priest after his father Ithamar: Youngest son of Aaron; served as priest Nadab: Son of Aaron, consumed by fire for offering incense

Glossary

Abihu Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Eleazar Genealogy Ithamar Nadab

Topics

Aaron: Children of Eleazar (Eleazer): Son of Aaron: Descendants of Ithamar: Descendants of Priest: The Time of Moses: Twenty-Four Divisions (Shifts) of Priests: Divided by David Into Twenty-Four Courses

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