Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor. New Living Translation He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor. English Standard Version They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer’s art, and they made a very great fire in his honor. Berean Standard Bible And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. King James Bible And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. New King James Version They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments. They made a very great burning for him. New American Standard Bible They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him. NASB 1995 They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him. NASB 1977 And they buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him. Legacy Standard Bible And they buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him. Amplified Bible They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which he had filled with various kinds of spices blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire in his honor. Christian Standard Bible He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments; then they made a great fire in his honor. Holman Christian Standard Bible He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments; then they made a great fire in his honor. American Standard Version And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers' art: and they made a very great burning for him. Contemporary English Version Earlier, Asa had his own tomb cut out of a rock hill in Jerusalem. So he was buried there, and the tomb was filled with spices and sweet-smelling oils. Then the people built a bonfire in his honor. English Revised Version And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. GOD'S WORD® Translation They buried him in the tomb that he had prepared for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bed full of spices and blended perfumes. And they burned a bonfire in his honor. Good News Translation and was buried in the rock tomb which he had carved out for himself in David's City. They used spices and perfumed oils to prepare his body for burial, and they built a huge bonfire to mourn his death. International Standard Version and he was buried in his own tomb that he had prepared for himself in the City of David. He was laid out on a bier that had been filled with various spices prepared by morticians, and the mourners built a massive bonfire to honor his memory. Majority Standard Bible And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. NET Bible He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him. New Heart English Bible They buried him in his own tomb that he had dug out in the City of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various kinds of sweet-scented herbs prepared by the perfumers' art, and they made a very great fire for him. Webster's Bible Translation And they buried him in his own sepulchers which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. World English Bible They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they bury him in [one of] his graves that he had prepared for himself in the City of David, and they cause him to lie on a bed that [one] has filled [with] spices, and various kinds of mixtures, with perfumed work; and they burn a very great burning for him. Young's Literal Translation and they bury him in one of his graves, that he had prepared for himself in the city of David, and they cause him to lie on a bed that one hath filled with spices, and divers kinds of mixtures, with perfumed work; and they burn for him a burning -- very great. Smith's Literal Translation And they will bury him in his graves which he digged for himself in the city of David, and they will lay him down upon the bed which was filled with spices and sorts seasoned with aromatics of work. And they will burn for him a great burning, even to vehemence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had made for himself in the city of David: and they laid him on his bed full of spices and odoriferous ointments, which were made by the art of the perfumers, and they burnt them over him with very great pomp. Catholic Public Domain Version And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation. New American Bible They buried him in the tomb he had hewn for himself in the City of David, after laying him on a couch that was filled with spices and various kinds of aromatics compounded into an ointment; and they kindled a huge fire for him. New Revised Standard Version They buried him in the tomb that he had hewn out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer’s art; and they made a very great fire in his honor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they buried him in his own sepulchre in the city of David, and they laid him on a bier which was filled with many kinds of spices, and they made a very great burnt offering for him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he was buried in the tomb of David, and they laid him on a bier that was full of sweet spices and they burned a very great burning. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of spices] prepared by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great burning for him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they buried him in the sepulchre which he had dug for himself in the city of David, and they laid him on a bed, and filled it with spices and all kinds of perfumes of the apothecaries; and they made for him a very great funeral. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Death and Burial of Asa…13So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers. 14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. Cross References 1 Kings 15:24 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place. 2 Chronicles 21:20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. 2 Chronicles 24:16 And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple. 2 Chronicles 28:27 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place. 2 Chronicles 32:33 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place. Genesis 50:2-3 And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, / taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt. 1 Samuel 31:12-13 all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. 2 Samuel 2:5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him. 2 Kings 9:34 Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.” Matthew 26:12 By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial. Mark 14:8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial. John 12:7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial. John 19:39-40 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. / So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Acts 8:2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Treasury of Scripture And they buried him in his own sepulchers, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' are: and they made a very great burning for him. his own sepulchres 2 Chronicles 35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. Isaiah 22:16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? John 19:41,42 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid… made [heb] digged Genesis 50:2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. Mark 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. John 19:39,40 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight… the apothecaries' art Exodus 30:25-37 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil… Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. a very great 2 Chronicles 21:19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. Jeremiah 34:5 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Apothecaries Bed Buried Burning City David Divers Dug Filled Great Hewn Kinds Laid Odors Odours Perfumers Prepared Sepulchers Sepulchres Spices Sweet Tombs VariousJump to Next Apothecaries Bed Buried Burning City David Divers Dug Filled Great Hewn Kinds Laid Odors Odours Perfumers Prepared Sepulchers Sepulchres Spices Sweet Tombs Various2 Chronicles 16 1. Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah7. Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison 11. Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians 13. His death and burial He was buried The act of burial in ancient Israel was a significant ritual, reflecting respect and honor for the deceased. The Hebrew root for "buried" is קָבַר (qabar), which implies a formal and respectful interment. This practice underscores the belief in the sanctity of the body and the hope of resurrection, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture. Burial customs were deeply rooted in tradition, often involving family tombs, which signified a connection to one's heritage and lineage. in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David They laid him on a bier covered in spices and various blended perfumes they made a great fire in his honor In his own sepulchres.--Not therefore in the ordinary tombs of the Kings. The plural sepulchres indicates a family tomb containing many cells. Which he had made.--Digged, or hewn out of the rock. (Comp. Job 3:14; Isaiah 22:16.) Like the Pharaohs, Asa, who was a great and powerful sovereign, prepared his own last resting-place. Which was filled.--Literally, which one had filled. Sweet odours.--B?samim, "spices" (2Chronicles 9:1; 2Chronicles 9:9). Kinds. Heb., zenim, an Aramaic word common in the Targums, but in Old Testament Hebrew only found here and in Psalm 144:13. . . . Verse 14. - In his own sepulchres; Hebrew, קִבְרֹתָין; fem. plur. of קֶבֶר. The plural designates, of course, the range of burial compartments that formed the tomb of one person or family. So Job 17:1, where the masc. plur. is used, קְבָרִים לִי. In the city of David (see note on 2 Chronicles 12:16). In the bed; Hebrew, מִשְׁכָּב. The use or associations of this word (found about fifty times) are almost entirely, if not entirely, those of the bed of nightly rest, even when not at the time speaking of nightly rest; and this is the first and only occasion that it is employed to link the grave in kindly analogy with the couch of bodily repose during lifetime. The fact might have suggested Bishop Ken's lines in the evening hymn -"Teach me to live, that I may dread
Hebrew And he was buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּ (way·yiq·bə·ru·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 6912: To inter in the tomb בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יו (ḇə·qiḇ·rō·ṯāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he had cut out כָּֽרָה־ (kā·rāh-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, open for himself לוֹ֮ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew in the City בְּעִ֣יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of David. דָּוִיד֒ (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse They laid him וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּ (way·yaš·kî·ḇu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down on a bier בַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ (bam·miš·kāḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was full of מִלֵּא֙ (mil·lê) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of spices בְּשָׂמִ֣ים (bə·śā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant and various וּזְנִ֔ים (ū·zə·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2177: Nourished, a form, sort blended מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה (ma·‘ă·śeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property perfumes; מְרֻקָּחִ֖ים (mə·ruq·qā·ḥîm) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4842: An aromatic unguent, an unguent-pot then they made a great גְּדוֹלָ֥ה (gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent fire וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־ (way·yiś·rə·p̄ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8313: To be, on fire in his honor. שְׂרֵפָ֖ה (śə·rê·p̄āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8316: Cremation Links 2 Chronicles 16:14 NIV2 Chronicles 16:14 NLT 2 Chronicles 16:14 ESV 2 Chronicles 16:14 NASB 2 Chronicles 16:14 KJV 2 Chronicles 16:14 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 16:14 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 16:14 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 16:14 French Bible 2 Chronicles 16:14 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 16:14 They buried him in his own tombs (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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