Conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem, ¹  so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him ²  and they killed him there.

Azariah ¹  built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king ²  had passed away. ³ 

He defeated ¹  10,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley; he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, a name it has retained to this very day.

When he had secured control of the kingdom, ¹  he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. ² 

But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

He did what the Lord approved, ¹  but not with wholehearted devotion. ² 

He did what the Lord approved, ¹  but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash. ² 

When he had secured control of the kingdom, ¹  he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. ² 

While he was speaking, Amaziah ¹  said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” ²  So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided ³  to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother ²  was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem.