What the Bible says about
Funerals
5 references · matched from the Berean Standard Bible text · tap any verse for study tools
“Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.”— 2 Samuel 3:31 BSB
“For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.”— Isaiah 30:33 BSB
“Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.”— Jeremiah 16:5 BSB
“and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.”— Ezekiel 43:7 BSB
“Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.”— Ezekiel 43:9 BSB