18. The rest of Amaziah’s deeds, aren’t they written in the official records of Judah’s kings?
19. Some people in Jerusalem plotted against him. When Amaziah fled to Lachish, they sent men after him to Lachish, and they murdered him there.
20. They carried him back on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in David’s City.
21. Then all the people of Judah took Azariah and made him king after his father Amaziah. He was 16 years old.
22. He rebuilt Elath, restoring it to Judah after King Amaziah had lain down with his ancestors.