en_tn/2ch/28/27.md

Ahaz slept with his ancestors

Ahaz dying is spoken of as if he had fallen asleep. AT: "Ahaz died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)

they buried him

"people buried him"

became king in his place

The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Ahaz" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)