But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
Numbers 16:39 - New International Version (Anglicised) So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers with which the Levites who were burned had offered incense, and they were hammered into broad sheets for a covering of the [brazen] altar [of burnt offering], American Standard Version (1901) And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, Common English Bible Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers presented by those who had been consumed by fire and hammered them into a covering for the altar, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherein they had offered, whom the burning fire had devoured: and beat them into plates, fastening them to the altar: |
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
They confronted King Uzziah and said, ‘It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honoured by the Lord God.’
These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives. Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar, for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign to the Israelites.’
as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no-one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the Lord, or he would become like Korah and his followers.