2 Kings 21:20-26

20 And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had done;

21 and he walked in all the way that his father had walked in, and served the idols that his father had served, and worshipped them;

22 and he forsook Jehovah the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.

23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

24 But the people of the land smote all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

25 And the rest of the acts of Amon, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza; and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 21:20-26 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.