21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. 1 His mother 2 was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah. 21:20 He did evil in the sight of 3 the Lord, just like his father Manasseh had done. 21:21 He followed in the footsteps of his father 4 and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols 5 which his father had worshiped. 6 21:22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord’s instructions. 7
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
5 tn Heb “walked in all the way which his father walked.”
6 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.
7 tn Heb “and he served the disgusting idols which his father served and he bowed down to them.”
7 tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the