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So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died long before their father, without having any sons. That's why Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and neither had any children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and left no descendants, so their brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, leaving no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar became priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Nadab dies—and Abihu—in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Nadab will die, and Abihu, before their father; and sons were not to them: and Eleazar and Ithamar will be priests.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nadab and Abihu died before their father, leaving no sons; therefore only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died during the lifetime of their father Aaron, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Nadab and Abihu died in the lifetime of Aaron their father, and they had no sons, and Eliazar and Ithamar ministered.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6640" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/24.htm">The Divisions of the Priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5070.htm" title="5070: nā·ḏāḇ (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. From nadab; liberal; Nadab, the name of four Israelites.">But Nadab</a> <a href="/hebrew/30.htm" title="30: wa·’ă·ḇî·hū (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- He is father, a son of Aaron. From 'ab and huw'; father of Him; Abihu, a son of Aaron.">and Abihu</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their father did,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they had</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons;</a> <a href="/hebrew/499.htm" title="499: ’el·‘ā·zār (N-proper-ms) -- God has helped, six Isr. From 'el and azar; God helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites.">so Eleazar</a> <a href="/hebrew/385.htm" title="385: wə·’î·ṯā·mār (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Land of palms, a son of Aaron. From 'iy and tamar; coast of the palm-tree; Ithamar, a son of Aaron.">and Ithamar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3547.htm" title="3547: way·ḵa·hă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To act as a priest. ">served as priests.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />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. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Numbers 3:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-61.htm">Numbers 26:61</a></span><br />but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-23.htm">Exodus 6:23</a></span><br />And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a></span><br />Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD / or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34</a></span><br />And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">1 Samuel 3:11-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. / On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end. / I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11</a></span><br />The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a></span><br />So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a></span><br />Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">2 Kings 23:9</a></span><br />Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10-14</a></span><br />Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-17</a></span><br />Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Mark 12:38-40</a></span><br />In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces, / and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. / They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.</p><p class="hdg">Nadab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Exodus 24:1,9</a></b></br> And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off… </p><p class="hdg">died</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a></b></br> And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Numbers 3:4</a></b></br> And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-61.htm">Numbers 26:61</a></b></br> And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">Eleazar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Exodus 29:9</a></b></br> And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12</a></b></br> And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it <i>is</i> most holy:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39,40</a></b></br> And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad <i>plates for</i> a covering of the altar: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Abihu</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Abi'hu</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-22.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-22.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Eleazar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Elea'zar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-10.htm">Exercised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Ithamar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Ith'amar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">Nadab</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">Office</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-10.htm">Priesthood</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-2.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-10.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">Served</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/6-23.htm">Abihu</a> <a href="/exodus/6-23.htm">Abi'hu</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-28.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-28.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Eleazar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Elea'zar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Exercised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Ithamar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Ith'amar</a> <a href="/exodus/6-23.htm">Nadab</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Office</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Priesthood</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-6.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-1.htm">Served</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into twenty-four orders.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-20.htm">The Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-26.htm">and the Merarites, divided by lot</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Their deaths are recorded in <a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a>, where they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded. This incident underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands, especially for those in positions of spiritual leadership. Their premature death serves as a warning against presumption and disobedience. The phrase "died before their father did" highlights the tragedy of their untimely deaths and the sorrow it would have brought to Aaron, who outlived his sons.<p><b>and they had no sons</b><br>The fact that Nadab and Abihu had no sons is significant because it meant that their priestly line ended with them. In the context of Israelite society, having descendants was crucial for the continuation of one's family line and inheritance. This detail emphasizes the finality of their judgment and the impact of their actions on their legacy. It also sets the stage for the continuation of the priestly duties through their brothers.<p><b>so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests</b><br>With Nadab and Abihu's line cut off, the priestly duties fell to their younger brothers, Eleazar and Ithamar. This transition is important in the biblical narrative, as Eleazar and Ithamar became the progenitors of the two main priestly lines in Israel. Eleazar's line would eventually lead to the high priesthood of Zadok, while Ithamar's line included Eli, the priest during the time of Samuel. This division of priestly responsibilities ensured the continuation of the priestly service and the fulfillment of God's covenant with Aaron. The service of Eleazar and Ithamar also points to the faithfulness of God in maintaining the priesthood despite human failure.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab_and_abihu.htm">Nadab and Abihu</a></b><br>Sons of Aaron who died because they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, as described in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10</a>. Their deaths are a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eleazar_and_ithamar.htm">Eleazar and Ithamar</a></b><br>The remaining sons of Aaron who continued the priestly line. They took on the responsibilities of the priesthood after the death of their brothers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The first high priest of Israel and father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. His lineage was chosen by God to serve in the priestly role.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priesthood.htm">Priesthood</a></b><br>The role and duties assigned to the descendants of Aaron, responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the tabernacle/temple worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, for whom the priesthood was established to mediate between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Nadab and Abihu's deaths serve as a stark reminder of the necessity of adhering to God's commands. In our lives, we must prioritize obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>The appointment of Eleazar and Ithamar highlights God's sovereign choice in leadership roles. We should trust God's decisions and timing in our own leadership and service opportunities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the failure of some, God's plan continues through others. We can take comfort in knowing that God's purposes will prevail, even when individuals falter.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>The priesthood was essential for mediating between God and Israel. Today, believers are called to be a "royal priesthood," serving as mediators of God's grace to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_responsibility.htm">Legacy and Responsibility</a></b><br>Eleazar and Ithamar's continuation of the priestly duties underscores the importance of legacy and responsibility. We are called to faithfully carry out the roles God has entrusted to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_1_chr_24_with_other_genealogies.htm">How can the list of priestly divisions in 1 Chronicles 24 be reconciled with conflicting genealogies in other Old Testament passages? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_incited_david's_census.htm">Who incited David to take a census? (2 Samuel 24:1 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_21_5_and_2_sam_24_9_differ.htm">Why are the census figures in 1 Chronicles 21:5 different from those in 2 Samuel 24:9?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">But Nadab and Abihu died before their father.</span>--<a href="/context/leviticus/10-1.htm" title="And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.">Leviticus 10:1-2</a> tells why: viz., because they offered "strange fire" before the Lord. (See also <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm" title="And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.">Numbers 3:4</a>, from which our text appears to be derived.)<p><span class= "bld">And had no children.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">And sons had</span> <span class= "ital">not become</span> (been born) <span class= "ital">to them.</span><p><span class= "bld">Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Eleazar</span> <span class= "ital">and Ithamar acted as priests;</span> Numbers adds, "before the face of Aaron their father." It is implied that the office of the priesthood remained with the two lines, or houses, of Eleazar and Ithamar.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - (Comp. Leveticus 10:1, 2, for the death of these; and for their being childless, <a href="/numbers/3-2.htm">Numbers 3:2-4</a>; <a href="/numbers/26-60.htm">Numbers 26:60, 61</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But Nadab</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדָ֤ב</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5070.htm">Strong's 5070: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nadab -- an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Abihu</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲבִיהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇî·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_30.htm">Strong's 30: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abihu -- 'he is father', a son of Aaron</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֨מָת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their father did,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they had</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so Eleazar</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְעָזָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’el·‘ā·zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_499.htm">Strong's 499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Ithamar</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִיתָמָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’î·ṯā·mār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_385.htm">Strong's 385: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ithamar -- 'land of palms', a son of Aaron</span><br /><br /><span class="word">served as priests.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְכַהֲנ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḵa·hă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3547.htm">Strong's 3547: </a> </span><span class="str2">To officiate as a, priest, to put on regalia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">1 Chronicles 24:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 24:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 24:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 24:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 24:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>