But Nadaband Abihudiedbeforetheir fatherand hadnosons.So Eleazarand Ithamarservedas priests.
Then He saidto Moses,"Comeup to the LORD,you and Aaron,Nadaband Abihuand seventyof the eldersof Israel,and you shall worshipat a distance.
Then Moseswentup with Aaron,Nadaband Abihu,and seventyof the eldersof Israel,
"You shall girdthem with sashes,Aaronand his sons,and bindcapson them, and they shall havethe priesthoodby a perpetualstatute.So you shall ordainAaronand his sons.
AaronmarriedElisheba,the daughterof Amminadab,the sisterof Nahshon,and she borehim Nadaband Abihu,Eleazarand Ithamar.
Then Mosesspoketo Aaron,and to his survivingsons,Eleazarand Ithamar,"Takethe grain offeringthat is leftoverfrom the LORD'Sofferingsby fireand eatit unleavenedbesidethe altar,for it is mostholy.
And firecameout from the presenceof the LORDand consumedthem, and they diedbeforethe LORD.
"But you and your sonswith you shall attendto your priesthoodfor everythingconcerningthe altarand insidethe veil,and you are to performservice.I am givingyou the priesthoodas a bestowedservice,but the outsiderwho comesnearshall be putto death."
But Nadaband Abihudiedwhen they offeredstrangefirebeforethe LORD.
Thesethen are the namesof the sonsof Aaron:Nadabthe firstborn,and Abihu,Eleazarand Ithamar.
But Nadaband Abihudiedbeforethe LORDwhen they offeredstrangefirebeforethe LORDin the wildernessof Sinai;and they hadnochildren.So Eleazarand Ithamarservedas priestsin the lifetimeof their fatherAaron.
