5. The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
6. The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
7. Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.
8. In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months.
9. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.
10. Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam and took his place as king.
11. The rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.