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Summary

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Bible References

Censer

Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take the censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and both his hands full of fragrant incense beaten small, and bring it inside the veil.
Exodus 27:3
And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.
Exodus 38:3
And he made all the utensils of the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils made he of copper.
Numbers 16:6
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,
Hebrews 9:4
having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

Put incense

Exodus 30:1
And thou shalt make an altar for the burning of incense: of acacia-wood shalt thou make it;
Exodus 31:11
and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
Exodus 37:29
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.
Exodus 40:27
And he burnt on it fragrant incense; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
1 Kings 13:1
And behold, there came a man of God from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, to Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he became strong his heart was lifted up to his downfall; and he transgressed against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Psalm 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.
Jeremiah 44:8
provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are come to sojourn, that ye should be cut off, and that ye should be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Luke 1:9
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give efficacy to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which was before the throne.

Strange

Leviticus 9:24
And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering, and the pieces of fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their face.
Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take the censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and both his hands full of fragrant incense beaten small, and bring it inside the veil.
Numbers 16:18
And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron.

General references

Exodus 30:9
Ye shall offer up no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor oblation; neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon.
Leviticus 16:1
And Jehovah spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they came near before Jehovah and died;
Numbers 16:6
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,
Numbers 26:61
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they presented strange fire before Jehovah.
Acts 5:1
But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,