Amon Succeeds Manasseh

19 (A)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (B)just as his father Manasseh had done. 21 For he walked [a]entirely in the way that his father had walked, and served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them. 22 So (C)he abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. 23 And (D)the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. 24 Then (E)the people of the land [b]killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. 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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  1. 2 Kings 21:21 Lit in all the way that
  2. 2 Kings 21:24 Lit struck

Judah’s King Amon

19 Amon was 22 years old when he became king(A) and reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight as his father Manasseh had done.(B) 21 He walked in all the ways his father had walked; he served the idols his father had served, and he worshiped them.(C) 22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors(D) and did not walk in the way of the Lord.(E)

23 Amon’s servants conspired against the king and killed him in his own house.(F) 24 Then the common people[a] executed(G) all those who had conspired against King Amon and made his son Josiah(H) king in his place.

25 The rest of the events of Amon’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

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  1. 2 Kings 21:24 Lit the people of the land