They brought him on horses; he was buried at Jerusalem with his ancestors in the City of David — despite his shameful death far from home, Amaziah receives royal burial in Jerusalem, affirming his place in the Davidic line even after his deposition. The return of his body to the capital and his burial with his ancestors (עִם־אֲבוֹתָיו בְעִיר דָּוִד, *im-avotav be-ir David*) signifies that dynastic continuity, though fractured, continues. His story exemplifies how pride, even in a king who began with genuine faithfulness, inevitably precipitates destruction.

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