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12 Asa’s feet became infected in his 39th year as king.[a] Even though the infection was very serious, Asa did not go to the Lord for help. He went to the doctors instead. 13 Asa died in the 41st year as king[b] and rested with his ancestors. 14 The people buried Asa in his own tomb that he made for himself in the City of David. They laid him in a bed that was filled with spices and different kinds of mixed perfumes, and they burned a large fire for him.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 16:12 39th year as king About the year 875 B.C.
  2. 2 Chronicles 16:13 41st year as king About the year 873 B.C.
  3. 2 Chronicles 16:14 This probably means the people burned spices in honor of Asa, but it could also mean they burned his body.

12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted(A) with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek(B) help from the Lord,(C) but only from the physicians. 13 Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors. 14 They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself(D) in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes,(E) and they made a huge fire(F) in his honor.

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