2 Kings 21:19

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.

2 Kings 21:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:19

And Amon was twenty two years old when he began to reign,
&c.] Being born in the forty fifth of his father's life, and in the thirty third of his reign:

and he reigned two years in Jerusalem;
which, as Abarbinel observes, was the usual time the sons of wicked kings reigned, and instances in the son of Jeroboam, Baasha, and Ahab, ( 1 Kings 15:25 ) ( 16:8 ) ( 22:51 ) . An Arabic writer ^F11 says, he reigned twelve years, but according to the Jews only two:

and his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of
Jotbah;
there was a place called Jotbath, which was one of the stations of the children of Israel in the wilderness, ( Numbers 33:33 ) ( Deuteronomy 10:7 ) but it can scarcely be thought to be the same place.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 3. p. 67.

2 Kings 21:19 In-Context

17 The rest of the events in Manasseh’s reign and everything he did, including the sins he committed, are recorded in

18 When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king.

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.