457 B
457 B
Ahaz slept with his ancestors
Ahaz dying is spoken of as if he had fallen asleep. Alternate translation: "Ahaz died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)
they buried him
"people buried him"
became king in his place
The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." Alternate translation: "became king instead of Ahaz" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)