# turned away from following Yahweh

Here "turn away" is an idiom that means he no longer obeyed Yahweh. AT: "stopped obeying Yahweh" or "started to disobey Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# they began to make a conspiracy ... they sent ... They brought

The text does not state to whom "they" refers. Retain the generic "they" in your translation if possible.

# make a conspiracy against him

The abstract noun "conspiracy" can be stated as an action. AT: "conspire against him" or "plot against him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# Lachish

a city in Judah (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# brought him back

"brought back his body"

# city of Judah

This was another name for Jerusalem, which was also called the city of David.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amaziah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/turn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bury]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]