2 Chronicles 33:21-25

Amon Becomes King in Judah

21 ¹Amon was twenty-two * years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

22 He did evil in the sight of the LORD as Manasseh his father ²had done, and Amon sacrificed to all ³the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and he served them.

23 Moreover, he did not humble himself before * the LORD ⁴as his father Manasseh had done, but Amon multiplied guilt.

24 Finally ⁵his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house.

25 But the people of the land killed all the conspirators against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.

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2 Chronicles 33:21-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 33

This chapter gives an account of the reign of Manasseh, of his idolatries and impieties, 2Ch 33:1-10, of his captivity, humiliation, repentance, and reformation, 2Ch 33:11-17 of his last end, death, and burial, 2Ch 33:18-20 and of the wicked reign of Amon his son, and of his death by his servants, 2Ch 33:21-25.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

1. 2 Kings 21:19-24
2. 2 Chronicles 33:2-7
3. 2 Chronicles 34:3, 4
4. 2 Chronicles 33:12, 19
5. 2 Chronicles 25:27

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "humbled himself"
[b]. Lit "smote"