So Azariah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him near his ancestors in the City of David; and his son Jotham succeeded him — Azariah receives royal burial despite his leprosy and diminished status, affirming continued Davidic legitimacy even through humiliation. The phrase "near his ancestors" (עִם־אֲבוֹתָיו, *im-avotav*, literally "with his ancestors") suggests his tomb's placement in the royal necropolis. His son Jotham's succession affirms institutional continuity: despite the king's affliction, the Davidic line persists. Yet the narrative arc—from righteous rule to divine affliction to death—demonstrates how even a long reign cannot transcend the fundamental spiritual incompleteness that the persistent high places signify.

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