1 Chronicles 24:2
 1 Chronicles 24:2 
New International Version (©2011)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests.

English Standard Version (©2001)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

International Standard Version (©2012)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, leaving no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar became priests.

NET Bible (©2006)
Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and neither had any children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

American King James Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

American Standard Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.

Darby Bible Translation
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

English Revised Version
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest office.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests' office.

World English Bible
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Young's Literal Translation
and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

24:1-31 The divisions of the priests and Levites. - When every one has, knows, and keeps his place and work, the more there are the better. In the mystical body of Christ, every member has its use, for the good of the whole. Christ is High Priest over the house of God, to whom all believers, being made priests, are to be in subjection. In Christ, no difference is made between bond and free, elder and younger. The younger brethren, if faithful and sincere, shall be no less acceptable to Christ than the fathers. May we all be children of the Lord, fitted to sing his praises for ever in his temple above.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 2. - (Comp. Leveticus 10:1, 2, for the death of these; and for their being childless, Numbers 3:2-4; Numbers 26:60, 61.)


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father,.... While he was living, see Leviticus 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.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. Nadab and Abihu died before their father—that is, not in his presence, but during his lifetime (see Nu 3:4; 26:61).

therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office—In consequence of the death of his two oldest sons without issue, the descendants of Aaron were comprised in the families of Eleazar and Ithamar. Both of these sons discharged the priestly functions as assistants to their father. Eleazar succeeded him, and in his line the high priesthood continued until it was transferred to the family of Ithamar, in the person of Eli.


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Divisions of the Levites
1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. …

Exodus 6:23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Leviticus 10:2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.