This verse continues the summary formula used to conclude the account of a king’s reign. In the year that King Uzziah/Azariah died, the prophet Isaiah had the vision in which God called him to be a prophet (see Isa 6.1).

Slept with his fathers: See the comments on 1 Kgs 1.21 and 2.10.

They buried him with his fathers: See the comments on 1 Kgs 14.31. Since Uzziah’s fathers were also kings, Good News Translation says “was buried in the royal burial ground.”

The city of David: See the comments at 1 Kgs 2.10.

Reigned in his stead: See the comments on 1 Kgs 11.43 and 2 Kgs 8.24.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .