Jotham {died and} was buried with his ancestors. [183] Jotham was buried in the City of David [184] his ancestor. [185] Jotham’s son Ahaz became the new king after him.
Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors. [179] He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. [180] (His mother was Naamah. She was an Ammonite.) Rehoboam’s son, Abijah became the next king after him.
Then Jotham died and was buried with his ancestors. {\cf2\super [315]} The people buried him in David’s City. {\cf2\super [316]} Ahaz became the king in Jotham’s place. Ahaz was Jotham’s son.
Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. Ahaz didn’t live right like David his ancestor. {\cf2\super [317]} Ahaz didn’t do the things the Lord wanted him to do.