The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

10 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.

⁶¹ But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.

¹² he will fill an incense burner with burning coals from the altar that stands before the Lord. Then he will take two handfuls of fragrant powdered incense and will carry the burner and the incense behind the inner curtain.

^32 [a]“So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them.