Numbers 3:4 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Died before the Lord. —The account is given in Leviticus 10:1-2, where the same expression “before the Lord” is used both…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, By flaming fire, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, see ([Reference Leviticus 10:2…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

There was much work belonging to the priests' office, and there were now only Aaron and his two sons to do it; God appoints the Levites to attend t…