Sa'ad da suka tafi, sun bar shi da rauni mai tsanani ƙwarai, sai barorinsa suka yi masa maƙarƙashiya suka kashe shi a gadonsa, saboda ya kashe ɗan Yehoyada firist. Ya mutu, aka binne shi a birnin Dawuda, amma ba su binne shi a kabarin sarakuna ba.