2 Chronicles 33:20-25

Amon’s Reign

20 And Manasseh slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in his house. And Amon his son became king in his place.

21 Amon [was] twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

22 And he did what [was] evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done. And Amon sacrificed to all the idols that Manasseh his father had made, and he served them.

23 And he did not humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father humbled himself, but Amon himself multiplied [his] guilt.

24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his house.

25 But the people of the land struck down all who conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

2 Chronicles 33:20-25 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "fathers"