16. And they buried him in the City of David, with the kings, because he had done good to Israel and to his house.
17. Then, after Jehoiada passed away, the leaders of Judah entered and reverenced the king. And he was enticed by their obsequiousness, and so he acquiesced to them.
18. And they abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and they served sacred groves and graven images. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of this sin.
19. And he sent prophets to them, so that they might return to the Lord. And though they were offering testimony, they were not willing to listen to them.