²⁴Fire came from the Lord and consumedⁱ the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted^j and fell facedown.^k

NADAB AND ABIHU

10Aaron’s sons Nadab^l and Abihu^m each took his own firepan,ⁿ put fire in it, placed incense on it,^o and presented unauthorized^p fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do. ²Then fire came from the Lord^q and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.^r

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Cross references

i 1Kg 18:38–39; 2Ch 7:1
j Ps 35:27; Is 12:6; 24:14
k Nm 16:4
l Ex 6:23; 28:1; Nm 3:2,4; 26:60–61; 1Ch 6:3
m Ex 24:1
n Ex 27:3; 38:3; 1Kg 7:50; 2Kg 25:15; Jr 52:19
o Ex 30:7–9; Lv 16:12; Nm 16:17,46
p Ex 30:9; Nm 3:4; 26:61; Jr 2:25; 3:13; Hs 5:7
q Gn 4:14
r Nm 26:61; Dt 4:24; 2Sm 6:7