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35 Fire came out from the Lord and swallowed up the two hundred and fifty who had offered incense.

36 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 37 “Speak to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, and have him gather up the censers[a] from the blaze for they are holy. Scatter the burning coals over there.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:37 Gather up the censers: the bronze censers of the deceased sinful priests were hammered together into sheets for the altar as a reminder of their evil ways.