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2 Kings 21:19-26

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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
26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.
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2 Kings 21:19-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 21

In this chapter a short history is given of the two wicked reigns of Manasseh and Amon; Manasseh is charged with great idolatry, with enchantments and witchcrafts, and seducing the children of Israel, 2Ki 21:1-9 and a prophecy is given out of the destruction of Jerusalem for his sins, 2Ki 21:10-16, and an account is given of his death and burial, 2Ki 21:17,18, and of his son and successor Amon, and the evils committed by him, 2Ki 21:19-22 and of the conspiracy against his life, which succeeded, and Josiah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 21:23-26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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