As a result of a particularly irreverent act, he was struck with a loathsome skin disease, which incapacitated him, so that he could no longer serve as king in the fullest sense. ​ — 2 Chronicles 26: 16 - 21.
ونتيجة استهانته في احدى المناسبات ،‏ ضُرب بمرض جلدي مقزِّز جعله غير مؤهَّل ليقوم بكل واجباته الملكية .‏ —‏ ٢ اخبار الايام ٢٦ :‏ ١٦ -‏ ٢١‏ .‏