2 Kings 21:19-25

The Voice

¹⁹ Amon was 22 years old when he became king. His reign in Jerusalem lasted two years. His mother was Meshullemeth (daughter of Haruz from Jotbah). ²⁰ He committed much wickedness in the Eternal’s eyes just as his father, Manasseh, did. ²¹ He walked the wicked path of his father, and he served and worshiped the same gods his father had served. ²² Amon was corrupt and abandoned the Eternal One, the God of his ancestors. He did not walk on the Eternal’s path.

²³ Amon’s servants plotted behind his back and murdered him in his own house. ²⁴ Then the people of the land slaughtered those who had plotted in secret against King Amon, and they gave the throne to Amon’s son, Josiah.

²⁵ Is not the rest of Amon’s story—his actions and lasting legacy—documented in the book of the chronicles of Judah’s kings?