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2 Kings 21:19-26 (GN)

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¹⁹ Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from the town of Jotbah. ²⁰ Like his father Manasseh, he sinned against the LORD; ²¹ he imitated his father's actions, and he worshiped the idols that his father had worshiped. ²² He rejected the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the LORD's commands. ²³ Amon's officials plotted against him and assassinated him in the palace. ²⁴ The people of Judah killed Amon's assassins and made his son Josiah king. ²⁵ Everything else that Amon did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. ²⁶ Amon was buried in the tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah succeeded him as king.

Definition(s):
Haruz (Har-uz): careful
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Josiah (Joh-sigh-a): the Lord burns; the fire of the Lord
Josiah (Je-sigh-ya): the Lord burns; the fire of the Lord
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession