But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
“‘Y’all must not pollute the land where y’all live, for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of the person who shed it.
“‘Moreover y’all must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He must be put to death-death.
His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
Now when the kingdom was established to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.