17. Amaziah son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.
18. The other things Amaziah did are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
19. The people in Jerusalem made plans against him. So he ran away to the town of Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him.
20. They brought his body back on horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, in the city of David.
21. Then all the people of Judah made Uzziah king in place of his father Amaziah. Uzziah was sixteen years old.