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2 Chronicles 16:14
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 16:14
New English Translation
14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David.[a] They laid him to rest on a platform[b] covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.[c]
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- 2 Chronicles 16:14 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁכָּב (mishkav) most often refers to a bed. In this setting it was most likely a raised platform within the tomb where the body was laid to rest, technically similar to a bier.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 tn Heb “and they burned for him a large fire, very great.”
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