2 Kings 21:19-26

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz, who was from Jotbah.

20 Amon did what the Lord said was wrong, as his father Manasseh had done.

21 He lived in the same way his father had lived: he worshiped the idols his father had worshiped, and he bowed down before them.

22 Amon rejected the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not follow the ways of the Lord.

23 Amon's officers made plans against him and killed him in his palace.

24 Then the people of the land killed all those who had made plans to kill King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

25 Everything else Amon did is written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.

26 He was buried in his grave in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

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.