2 Chronicles 25:25–26:2

Amaziah’s Death

²⁵Judah’s King Amaziah ^zson of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz. ²⁶The rest of the events of Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

²⁷From the time Amaziah turned from following the Lord, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, men were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there. ²⁸They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah. ^ab

Judah’s King Uzziah

26All the people ^cof Judah took Uzziah, ^dwho was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. ²He rebuilt Eloth ^efand restored it to Judah after Amaziah the king rested with his fathers.