nadab Summary and Overview

liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron's four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange fire on the altar of burnt-offering (Lev. 10:1,2; Num. 3:4; 26:60). (2.) The son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 14:20). While engaged with all Israel in laying siege to Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan (Josh. 19:44), a conspiracy broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha (1 Kings 15:25-28), after a reign of two years (B.C. 955-953). The assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his whole house, and thus this great Ephraimite family became extinct (1 Kings 15:29). (3.) One of the sons of Shammai in the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:28, 30).

(liberal). 1. The eldest son of Aaron and Elisheba. Exod 8 13 Numb 3:2. (B.C. 1490.) He, his father and brother, and seventy old men of Israel were led out from the midst of the assembled people, #Ex 24:1| and were commended to stay and worship God "afar off," below the lofty summit of Sinai, where Moses alone was to come near to the Lord. Subsequently, #Le 10:1| Nadab and his brother were struck dead before the sanctuary by fire from the Lord. Their offence was kindling the incense in their censers with "strange" fire, i.e. not taken from that which burned perpetually, #Le 6:13| on the altar. 2. King Jeroboam's son, who succeeded to the throne of Israel B.C. 954, and reigned two years. #1Ki 15:25-31| At the siege of Gibbethon a conspiracy broke out in the midst of the army, and the king was slain by Baasha, a man of Issachar. 3. A son of Shammai #1Ch 2:28| of the tribe of Judah. 4. A son of Gibeon, #1Ch 8:30; 9:36| of the tribe of Benjamin.

NA'DAB (liberal). 1. Son of Aaron. For offering strange fire to the Lord, he and his brother Abihu were devoured with fire from God. Lev 10:1-3. 2. Son and successor of Jeroboam. His wicked reign of two years was brought to an end at Gibbethon by the successful conspiracy of Baasha. 1 Kgs 15:25-28. 3. Son of Shammai. 1 Chr 2:28. 4. Son of Gibeon, and uncle of Saul. 1 Chr 8:30.

("willing".) 1. Aaron's oldest son by Elisheba (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2). With Aaron and Abihu and 70 elders he had the privilege of nearer access to Jehovah at Sinai than the mass of the people, but not so near as Moses (Exodus 24:1). Struck dead for kindling (probably under intoxication) the incense with "strange fire," not taken from the perpetual fire on the altar (Leviticus 6:13; Leviticus 10:1-10). (See AARON; ABIHU.) 2. Jeroboam's son, who walked in his father's evil way; reigned two years, 954-952 B.C. (1 Kings 25:25-31). Slain, in fulfilment of Ahijah the Shilonite's prophecy, by the conspirator Baasha, while besieging Gibbethon of Dan (Joshua 19:44; Joshua 21:23). Probably the neighbouring Philistines had seized Gibbethon when the Levites generally left it, to escape from Jeroboam's apostasy to Judah. By a retributive coincidence it was when Israel was besieging Gibbethon, 24 years after, that the same destruction fell on Baasha's family as Baasha had inflicted on Nadab (1 Kings 16:9-15).