17 As for the other events of Manasseh’s reign, and all he did, including the sin he committed, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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18 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden,(A) the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

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18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

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18 The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.[a] 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled(A) himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[b](B) 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried(C) in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

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Amon King of Judah(A)

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.

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19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

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22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made.

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22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

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23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble(A) himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.

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23 And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

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25 As for the other events of Amon’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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23 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated(A) the king in his palace.

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23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

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26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden(A) of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.

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26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

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24 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.

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24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

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24 Then the people of the land killed(A) all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah(B) his son king in his place.

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24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

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Josiah’s Reforms(A)(B)(C)

34 Josiah(D) was eight years old when he became king,(E) and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

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34 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

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He did what was right(A) in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right(B) or to the left.

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And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

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