2 Tawarikh 26:23--27:1

26:23 Uzziah passed away ¹  and was buried near his ancestors ²  in a cemetery ³  belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.) ⁴  His son Jotham replaced him as king.

Jotham’s Reign

27:1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ⁵  His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.

[26:23]  ¹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[26:23]  ² tn Heb “fathers.”

[26:23]  ³ tn Heb “a field of burial.”

[26:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “for they said, ‘He had a skin disease.’”

[27:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.