2Ch 16:14 | NET2full | STEP | 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.

‏ 2 Chronicles 16:14

14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. ^{▼▼sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.} They laid him to rest on a platform ^{▼▼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.} covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and they burned for him a large fire, very great.”}