Then Solomon died and was buried with his ancestors. [148] He was buried in the city of David, his father. Then Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, became the next 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.
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.
Then Jehoshaphat died and was buried with his ancestors. {\cf2\super [240]} He was buried in David’s City. Jehoram was the new king in Jehoshaphat’s place. Jehoram was Jehoshaphat’s son.
Those people attacked the country of Judah. They took away all the wealth that belonged to the king’s house and took away Jehoram’s sons and wives. Only Jehoram’s youngest son was left. Jehoram’s youngest son was named Jehoahaz. {\cf2\super [248]}
Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled eight years in Jerusalem. No person was sad when Jehoram died. The people buried Jehoram in David’s city, but not in the graves where the kings are buried.
But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement the Lord made with David. The Lord had promised to keep a lamp burning for David and his children forever. {\cf2\super [243]}
The people of Jerusalem chose Ahaziah {\cf2\super [249]} to be the new king in Jehoram’s place. Ahaziah was Jehoram’s youngest son. The people that came with the Arab people to attack Jehoram’s camp killed all of Jehoram’s older sons. So Ahaziah began to rule in Judah.
Jehoash captured Amaziah at Beth Shemesh and took him to Jerusalem. Amaziah’s father’s name was Joash. Joash’s father’s name was Jehoahaz. Jehoash tore down a 600-foot section {\cf2\super [293]} of the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.