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God Destroys Nadab and Abihu

10 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their pans for burning incense. They put fire in them and added incense. But they did not use the special fire Moses had commanded them to use. So fire came down from the Lord and destroyed Nadab and Abihu. They died in front of the Lord. Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord was speaking about when he said,

‘I must be respected as holy
    by those who come near me.
Before all the people
    I must be given honor.’”

So Aaron did not say anything about the death of his sons.

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