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# they caught him ... killed him
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"they caught Ahaziah ... killed Ahaziah"
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# they buried him, for they said, "He is a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart."
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They honored him enough to bury his body because he was the descendant of Jehoshaphat, who was a good king. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: they buried his corpse, because they said, "He deserves to be buried, because he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the house of Ahaziah had no more power to rule the kingdom
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Here "house of Ahaziah" is a metonym that refers to Ahaziah's descendants. Here "power to rule" is a metonym for a king. Since all the adult descendants of Ahaziah were dead, there was no one left to rule Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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