2 Chronicles 16:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He was buried in his tomb that he had prepared for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices blended from various perfumes, and they made a very great fire in his honor.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art; and they made a very great burning for him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they buried{H6912} him in his own sepulchres,{H6913} which he had hewn{H3738} out for himself in the city{H5892} of David,{H1732} and laid{H7901} him in the bed{H4904} which was filled{H4390} with sweet odors{H1314} and divers kinds{H2177} [of spices] prepared{H7543} by the perfumers'{H4842} art:{H4639} and they made{H8313} a very{H3966} great{H1419} burning{H8316} for him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they buried{H6912}{(H8799)} him in his own sepulchres{H6913}, which he had made{H3738}{(H8804)} for himself in the city{H5892} of David{H1732}, and laid{H7901}{(H8686)} him in the bed{H4904} which was filled{H4390}{(H8765)} with sweet odours{H1314} and divers kinds{H2177} of spices prepared{H7543}{(H8794)} by the apothecaries{H4842}' art{H4639}: and they made{H8313}{(H8799)} a very{H3966} great{H1419} burning{H8316} for him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & was buried in his awne sepulcre which he had caused to be grauen for him selfe in the cite of Dauid. And they layed him vpon his bed, which was fylled with swete odoures & all maner of spyces (made after ye Apotecaries craft) and made a very greate burnynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they buryed him in one of his sepulchres, which he had made for him selfe in the citie of Dauid, and layed him in the bed, which they had filled with sweete odours and diuers kindes of spices made by the arte of the apoticarie: and they burnt odours for him with an exceeding great fire.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they buried him in his owne sepulchre which he had made for himselfe in the citie of Dauid, and layde him in the bed which he had filled with diuers kindes of spices, & sweete odours made by the craft of the appothecaries: and burnt very much spice about him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They buried him in his own tombs, 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 various kinds [of spices] prepared by the perfumers' are: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They buried him in his own tombs, which he had dug out for himself in the city of David, 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 burning for him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a platform covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 21:19 : 19 Over time, after two years, his intestines came out because of his illness, and he died in terrible suffering. His people did not hold a fire in his honor, as they had done for his ancestors.
  • Gen 50:2 : 2 Joseph directed his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.
  • Jer 34:5 : 5 You will die in peace, and as burnings were made for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, 'Alas, lord!' For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.
  • Mark 16:1 : 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus' body.
  • John 19:39-42 : 39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 Taking the body of Jesus, they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom. 41 Now, there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
  • Exod 30:25-37 : 25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the holy anointing oil. 26 With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony. 27 You shall also anoint the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense. 28 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin with its base. 29 You shall consecrate them so they may be most holy; whatever touches them will be holy. 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so that they may serve as priests to me. 31 And you shall speak to the Israelites, saying, 'This is to be a sacred anointing oil for me throughout your generations. 32 It must not be poured on anyone's body, nor shall you make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 Whoever mixes anything like it or puts any of it on an unauthorized person shall be cut off from his people.' 34 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Take fragrant spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures. 35 Make them into incense, blended as the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36 Grind some of it into powder and place it in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37 Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; regard it as holy to the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 35:24 : 24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in another chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem. There he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
  • Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
  • Isa 22:16 : 16 'What right do you have here, and who gave you the right to be here, that you carve out a tomb for yourself here, cutting out a burial site on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock?'

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