⁷ and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and ^(A)arrange wood on the fire.

¹² The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it ^(A)the fat of the peace offerings. ¹³ Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.

⁹ When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and ^(A)laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.

^10 (A)Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, ^(B)and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

³¹ and I provided ^(A)for the wood offering ^(B)at appointed times, and for the firstfruits.

^(C)Remember me, O my God, for good.

Fire from Heaven

7 ^(A)As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, ^(B)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, ^(C)and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

²⁶ And David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the Lord, and the Lord^{[a] (A)}answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.

²⁴ And ^(A)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, ^(B)they shouted and ^(C)fell on their faces.

The Death of Nadab and Abihu

10 Now ^(D)Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, ^(E)each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered ^(F)unauthorized^[a] fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them.