And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
Ver. 1. After the death.] That others might be warned. Lege historiam, ne fias historia, saith one.
When they offered before the Lord.] A little strange fire might seem a small matter in the eyes of indifferency: and yet it was such a sin as made all Israel guilty, as appears by the sacrifices offered for that sin, set down in this chapter.