בְּשָׁל֣וֹם תָּמ֗וּת וּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת אֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ הַמְּלָכִ֨ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ כֵּ֚ן יִשְׂרְפוּ־לָ֔ךְ וְה֥וֹי אָד֖וֹן יִסְפְּדוּ־לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־דָבָ֥ר אֲנִֽי־דִבַּ֖רְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)
Tu mourras en paix, et comme on allumait un bûcher pour tes ancêtres, les anciens rois qui t’ont précédé, on en allumera en ton honneur, on mènera tes funérailles au cri de: "Hélas! Ô Maître! "Oui, telle est la parole que j’énonce, dit l’Éternel.
Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah
They burn at [the funerals] of Kings,1A.Z. 11a. This is not considered an Amorite usage, for it is written: ‘Thou shalt die in peace and with burnings of thy fathers, the former kings were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee’ (Jer. XXXIV, 5). These words were spoken to King Ẓedekiah. Nor does one transgress thereby the law which prohibits to ruin anything wantonly (Deut. XX, 19). On the contrary, honour is thereby extended to the Kings or Princes lest anyone makes use of their articles if left. Hence, only their beds or other articles of use are burnt, but nothing else — ShaK. or [at the funerals] of princes,2Tur on the authority of Tosef. — G. Princes are also mentioned in A.Z. ibid. Cf. however, Sem(H). VIII, 6. their bed[s] and articles which they used,1A.Z. 11a. This is not considered an Amorite usage, for it is written: ‘Thou shalt die in peace and with burnings of thy fathers, the former kings were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee’ (Jer. XXXIV, 5). These words were spoken to King Ẓedekiah. Nor does one transgress thereby the law which prohibits to ruin anything wantonly (Deut. XX, 19). On the contrary, honour is thereby extended to the Kings or Princes lest anyone makes use of their articles if left. Hence, only their beds or other articles of use are burnt, but nothing else — ShaK. but for commoners it is forbidden [to do so].3Tosef(Ẓ). Shab. VII(VIII), 18; San. IV, 3. In the case of commoners, burning their articles would smack of haughtiness and would be considered a transgression of ‘Do not destroy.’ From this we learn that one should not destroy wantonly any garment whatsoever for the dead unless it is required for the shrouds — A.H.