Leviticus 10:2

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“So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 10:2 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
  2. Leviticus 10:5So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed.
  3. Leviticus 16:1Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.
  4. Numbers 3:3These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
  5. Numbers 3:4Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
  6. Numbers 14:37those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.
  7. Numbers 16:32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
  8. Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
  9. Numbers 16:49But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
  10. Numbers 26:61but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
  11. 1 Samuel 6:19But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
  12. 2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
  13. 1 Kings 13:28and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.
  14. 2 Kings 1:10Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  15. 2 Kings 1:12Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  16. 1 Chronicles 13:10And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
  17. 1 Chronicles 15:13It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
  18. 1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
  19. Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
  20. Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
  21. Acts 5:10At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  22. 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

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