^16:13Asa passed away¹⁹ in the forty-first year of his reign. ^16:14He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David.²⁰ They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.²¹

Jehoshaphat Becomes King

^17:1His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.¹

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Footnotes

19 Heb “lay down with his fathers, and he died.”
20 The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
21 Heb “and they burned for him a large fire, very great.”
1 Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.”