Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
2. Nadab and Abihu died ] By fire from heaven as a punishment for sacrilege; Lev 10:1-2; Num 3:4.
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1Ch 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father.
The death of Nadab and Abihu
Learn:
I. That sin inverts the natural order of things. They died before their father.
II. That sin deprives of blessings which God can bestow. They had no children.
III. That sin often overwhelms with fearful ruin.
IV. That sin is often mentioned in history to warn of its consequences. (J. Wolfendale.)
Sad deaths
I. The sins which caused them.
1. Disobedience to Divine injunction.
2. Gross inconsistency.
3. Rashness in approaching God.
4. Presumptuous in set.
II. The punishment which followed the sins.
1. A dishonourable death.
2. A sudden death.
3. An overwhelming death.
4. A retributive death. (J. Wolfendale.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 2. Nadab and Abihu died before their father] That is, during his lifetime.
Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.] These two served the office during the life of their father Aaron; after his death Eleazar succeeded in the high priesthood. And under Eli the high priest, the family of Ithamar re-entered into that office.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
i.e. Were the only persons to whom and to whose families the execution of that office was committed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. Nadab and Abihu died before theirfatherthat is, not in his presence, but during his lifetime(see Num 3:4; Num 26:61).
therefore Eleazar and Ithamarexecuted the priest’s officeIn consequence of the death of histwo oldest sons without issue, the descendants of Aaron werecomprised in the families of Eleazar and Ithamar. Both of these sonsdischarged the priestly functions as assistants to their father.Eleazar succeeded him, and in his line the high priesthood continueduntil it was transferred to the family of Ithamar, in the person ofEli.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father,…. While he was living, see Le 10:1
and had no children, therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests’ office: otherwise, as Jarchi observes, had their brethren left children, they would have come into the office before them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Cf. Lev 10:1., Num 3:4. These priestly families David caused (1Ch 24:3) to be divided, along with the two high priests (see on 13:16), “according to their service.” , office, official class, as in 1Ch 23:11.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(2) But Nadab and Abihu died before their father.Lev. 10:1-2 tells why: viz., because they offered strange fire before the Lord. (See also Num. 3:4, from which our text appears to be derived.)
And had no children.Literally, And sons had not become (been born) to them.
Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar.And Eleazar and Ithamar acted as priests; Numbers adds, before the face of Aaron their father. It is implied that the office of the priesthood remained with the two lines, or houses, of Eleazar and Ithamar.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“Handfuls of Purpose,”
For All Gleaners
“But Nadab and Abihu died before their father.” 1Ch 24:2 .
This ought to be regarded as unnatural. What is it that interferes with the regular flow and progress of natural law? The father should die first; the eldest in the family should be first married; the richest should be the kindest; the oldest should be the wisest: yet continually are all these supposed ordinances and laws turned upside down in practical life. We should make an idol of continuity if we could reckon upon it in all forms and under all conditions. God destroys the monotony of life, and thus he animates men with various impulses, and brings some to reflection who might otherwise be heedless. Let it be known that every man shall live a certain number of days, and shall die at a well-known time; let it be known that men cannot succeed to office until this day ten years or twenty years; and life will become benumbed, and in many cases monotony will kill ambition, and put an end to healthy preparation. Instead of this, however, we live in uncertainty; the king may die tomorrow, and the next man may be wanted; the father may pass away to-night, or the eldest son may die in the morning, and the father may have to follow his firstborn to the grave. Thus God will not allow us to speculate in the future, to tell fortunes, to forecast events and destinies; he will compel us to live, so to say, from hand to mouth, a day at a time, not knowing what a day may bring forth. Even insecurity may be so sanctified as to become a blessing. We are always to take heed, to be watchful, to be on our guard; we know not at what hour the King may come; the only the thing we are certain of is that he will come; and being certain of this one fact we should strive after needful preparation. We cannot tell who will die first, but we can all be prepared for death, and the father may be able to rejoice that his son has gone home first, and the son may be able to thank God that his father has completed a beautiful and useful life.
Fuente: The People’s Bible by Joseph Parker
1Ch 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
Ver. 2. But Nadab and Abihu died. ] And, as it is thought, in their drunkenness, to the great grief of their father Aaron. See Lev 10:2-9 , See Trapp on “ Lev 10:2 “ &c
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
children = sons.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Nadab: Exo 24:1, Exo 24:9
died: Lev 10:2, Num 3:4, Num 26:61
Eleazar: Exo 29:9, Lev 10:12, Num 16:39, Num 16:40, Num 18:7
Reciprocal: Exo 6:23 – Nadab 1Ch 6:3 – Nadab Luk 1:8 – he
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died {a} before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
(a) While their father yet lived.