2 Kings 21:19-22

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah. 21:20 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just like his father Manasseh had done. 21:21 He followed in the footsteps of his father and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols which his father had worshiped. 21:22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord’s instructions.


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tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

tn Heb “walked in all the way which his father walked.”

sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

tn Heb “and he served the disgusting idols which his father served and he bowed down to them.”

tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the Lord.”