2 Chronicles 26:23

23 Uzziah died and was buried near his ancestors in a graveyard that belonged to the kings. This was because people said, "He had a skin disease." And his son Jotham became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:23

So Uzziah slept with his fathers
Died as they did, the same year, according to Dr. Lightfoot ^F5, in which he was smitten with the leprosy; and in the year of his death it was Isaiah had the vision related in ( Isaiah 6:1 )

and they buried him with his fathers; (See Gill on 2 Kings 15:7).

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Works, vol. 1. p. 99.

2 Chronicles 26:23 In-Context

21 So King Uzziah had the skin disease until the day he died. He had to live in a separate house and could not enter the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace, and he governed the people of the land.

22 The other things Uzziah did as king, from beginning to end, were written down by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

23 Uzziah died and was buried near his ancestors in a graveyard that belonged to the kings. This was because people said, "He had a skin disease." And his son Jotham became king in his place.