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2 Chronicles 16:14

David

12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.

13 So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.

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.
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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.
BLB
And 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 that was filled with spices and diverse kinds of mixtures in ointments with perfumed work; and they made for him a very exceedingly great burning.
ÅB
De begravde ham i det gravsted som han hadde latt hugge ut for seg i Davids stad, og la ham på et leie som var fylt med krydderier av forskjellige slag, tillaget slik som det gjøres av dem som lager salve; og de brant et veldig bål til ære for ham.
OTB
De begravde ham i hans egen grav som han hadde hugget ut for seg selv i Davids by, og de la ham på hvilestedet som han hadde fylt med krydder av forskjellige slag blandet av parfymeurens kunst; og de laget en meget stor ild for ham.
B1930
De begravde ham i det gravsted som han hadde latt hugge ut for sig i Davids stad, og la ham på et leie som var fylt med krydderier av forskjellige slag, tillaget slik som det gjøres av dem som lager salve; og de brente et veldig bål til ære for ham.

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  • Jeremiah 34:5

    you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”

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  • Genesis 50:2

    And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

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  • 2 Chronicles 21:19

    This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.

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  • Mark 16:1

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:1

    As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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  • Exodus 30:25–37

    Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:24

    So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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  • John 19:39–42

    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

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