The Divisions of the Priests

24 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. ^(A)The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²³ Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of ^(A)Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him ^(B)Nadab, Abihu, ^(C)Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁶ Also ^(A)David separated them into ^[a]divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

^60 (A)To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

² And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the ^(A)firstborn, and ^(B)Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

³ The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were ^(A)Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

The Profane Fire of Nadab and Abihu

10 Then ^(A)Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, ^(B)each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered ^(C)profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. ² So ^(D)fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. ³ And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

So Aaron held his peace.

⁴ Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, ^(F)carry your brethren from ^[a]before the sanctuary out of the camp.” ⁵ So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.

⁶ And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not ^[b]uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and ^(G)wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, ^[c]bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.

Garments for the Priesthood^(A)

28 “Now take ^(B)Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as ^(C)priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: ^(D)Nadab, Abihu, ^(E)Eleazar, and Ithamar.