He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of land, and together they led the king down from the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard,<n id="1" /> and the king<n id="2" /> sat down on the royal throne.

The <sc>Lordsc> afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease<n id="1" /> until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters,<n id="2" /> while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.p>

So the king of Assyria ordered, &#8220;Take back one of the priests whom you<n id="1" /> deported from there. He must settle there and teach them the requirements of the God of the land.&#8221;<n id="2" />

His servants transported his dead body<n id="1" /> from Megiddo in a chariot and brought it to Jerusalem, where they buried him in his tomb. The people of the land took Josiah&#8217;s son Jehoahaz, poured olive oil on his head,<n id="2" /> and made him king in his father&#8217;s place.p>

He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.

He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king&#8217;s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land.<n id="1" />

King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest, &#8220;On the large altar<n id="1" /> offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of Israel, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use.&#8221;<n id="2" />