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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Eleazar (Eleazer);   Ithamar;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zacharias;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abihu;   Courses;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nadab;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abihu;   Caleb;   Chronicles, I;   Nadab;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abihu ;   Ithamar ;   Nadab ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abia course of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ith'amar;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abihu;   Eleazar;   Strange Fire;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - High Priest;   Nadab;   Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Hebrew Names Version
But Nadav and Avihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore El`azar and Itamar executed the Kohen's office.
King James Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
English Standard Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
New Century Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
New English Translation
Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Amplified Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
New American Standard Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
World English Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar & Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.
Berean Standard Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Contemporary English Version
But Nadab and Abihu died long before their father, without having any sons. That's why Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Nadav and Avihu died before their father and had no children; therefore El‘azar and Itamar functioned as the cohanim.
Darby Translation
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did. Nadab and Abihu had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
George Lamsa Translation
But Nadab and Abihu died during the lifetime of their father Aaron, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests office.
Good News Translation
Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and left no descendants, so their brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became priests.
Lexham English Bible
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Literal Translation
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. And Eleazar and Ithamar were priests.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Nadab and Abihu dyed before their fathers, and had no children. And Eleasar and Ithamar were prestes.
American Standard Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
Bible in Basic English
But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nadab also and Abihu dyed before their father, & had no children: But Eleazar, & Ithamar executed the priestes office.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
King James Version (1611)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priests office.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.
English Revised Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest office.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.
Update Bible Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office.
New King James Version
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.
New Living Translation
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests.
New Life Bible
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the religious leaders.
New Revised Standard
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, - but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;
Revised Standard Version
But Nadab and Abi'hu died before their father, and had no children, so Elea'zar and Ith'amar became the priests.
Young's Literal Translation
and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Contextual Overview

1 Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood. 3 And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry. 4 And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses. 5 And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei, 8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman, 10 The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Nadab: Exodus 24:1, Exodus 24:9

died: Leviticus 10:2, Numbers 3:4, Numbers 26:61

Eleazar: Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 10:12, Numbers 16:39, Numbers 16:40, Numbers 18:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:23 - Nadab 1 Chronicles 6:3 - Nadab Luke 1:8 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 15:2
And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.
Genesis 24:4
But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.
Genesis 24:8
But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again.
Genesis 24:9
The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
Genesis 44:1
And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.
Genesis 47:29
And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.
1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father,.... While he was living, see Leviticus 10:1

and had no children, therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office: otherwise, as Jarchi observes, had their brethren left children, they would have come into the office before them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 24:2. Nadab and Abihu died before their father — That is, during his lifetime.

Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. — These two served the office during the life of their father Aaron; after his death Eleazar succeeded in the high priesthood. And under Eli the high priest, the family of Ithamar re-entered into that office.


 
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