2 Chronicles 16:14 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great: yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.

2 Chronicles 16:13 Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

2 Chronicles 16:14 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "buried", "tomb", "himself", "david", "city", "laid", "filled", and "sweet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "buried" and "tomb", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Asa slept with his fathers and died...", giving immediate footing for "buried" and "tomb". In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "buried" and "tomb" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.