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1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

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.
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
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 The courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service. 4 There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight. 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

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
Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 24:4
But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:6
Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.
Genesis 24:8
If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."
Genesis 24:9
The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 44:1
He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
Genesis 47:29
The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,
1 Chronicles 29:24
All the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

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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