2 Kings 21:19-25
New English Translation
Amon’s Reign over Judah
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah. 20 He did evil in the sight of[b] the Lord, just as his father Manasseh had done. 21 He followed in the footsteps of his father[c] and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols[d] that his father had worshiped.[e] 22 He abandoned the Lord, God of his ancestors, and did not follow the Lord’s instructions.[f] 23 Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. 24 The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they[g] made his son Josiah king in his place.
25 The rest of Amon’s accomplishments are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.[h]
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- 2 Kings 21:19 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Kings 21:20 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- 2 Kings 21:21 tn Heb “walked in all the way which his father walked.”
- 2 Kings 21:21 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.
- 2 Kings 21:21 tn Heb “and he served the disgusting idols which his father served and he bowed down to them.”
- 2 Kings 21:22 tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the Lord.”
- 2 Kings 21:24 tn Heb “the people of the land.” The pronoun “they” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid the repetition of the phrase “the people of the land” from the beginning of the verse.
- 2 Kings 21:25 tc Heb “As for the rest of the things of Amon which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?” Many Hebrew mss have וְכָל (vekhol), “and all,” before אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher). In this case we can translate, “As for the rest of the events of Amon’s reign, and all his accomplishments,….”
2 Kings 21:19-25
New Living Translation
Amon Rules in Judah
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah. 20 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done. 21 He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols his father had worshiped. 22 He abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways.
23 Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. 24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.
25 The rest of the events in Amon’s reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
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