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2 Chronicles 16:14

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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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.

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huand people buried himH6912 →
בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יוve.kiv.ro.Tavin own grave<s> hisH6913 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
כָּֽרָה־ka.rah-he had dugH3738 →
לוֹ֮lofor himself
בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Irin [the] city ofH5892 →
דָּוִיד֒da.VidDavidH1732 →
וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּvai.yash.ki.Vu.huand they made lie himH7901 →
בַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ba.mish.Kavin the lying placeH4904 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
מִלֵּא֙mi.Le'he had filledH4390 →
בְּשָׂמִ֣יםbe.sa.MimspicesH1314 →
וּזְנִ֔יםu.ze.Nimand kindsH2177 →
מְרֻקָּחִ֖יםme.ru.ka.ChimmixedH7543 →
בְּמִרְקַ֣חַתbe.mir.Ka.chatas ointment ofH4842 →
מַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehworkH4639 →
וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־vai.yis.re.fu-and they burnedH8313 →
ל֥וֹlofor him
שְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.Faha burningH8316 →
גְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
עַד־'ad-up toH5704 →
לִמְאֹֽד׃ פlim.'Od<to> muchnessH3966 →

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Isaiah 57:2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.Genesis 50:2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,2 Chronicles 21:19This 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.1 Samuel 31:12all 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.Genesis 50:5my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”Jeremiah 34:5you 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.”Mark 16:1When 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.Matthew 26:12By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.Exodus 30:25–37Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.Isaiah 22:16What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?2 Chronicles 35:24So 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.Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.John 19:39–42Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.Nehemiah 3:16Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.John 19:39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.2 Samuel 2:32Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.2 Chronicles 32:33And 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.Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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