Verse 22

2 Kings 21:22

Free Bible Version

22 The rest of what happened in Amon's reign, and all he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּעֲזֹ֕ב אֶת יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתָ֑י/ו וְ/לֹ֥א הָלַ֖ךְ בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְ יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 Manasseh was twelve when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mothe... Focus ↗

2 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal. He mad... Focus ↗

3 He set up pagan altars in the Lord's Temple, right where the Lord had said, “I will place my name in... Focus ↗

4 He set up altars to worship the sun, moon, and stars in the two courtyards of the Lord's Temple. Focus ↗

5 He even he sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering, and used fortune-telling and witchcraft, and... Focus ↗

6 He took the Asherah idol pole he had made and placed in the Temple. This was the place referred to b... Focus ↗

7 I will never again make the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers if they are car... Focus ↗

8 The Lord said through his servants the prophets: Focus ↗

9 “Since Manasseh, king of Judah, has committed all these disgusting sins, doing even more evil things... Focus ↗

10 this is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: Watch out! I am going to bring down upon Je... Focus ↗

11 I will extend over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against... Focus ↗

12 I will give up on the remnant of my special people and hand them over to their enemies. They will be... Focus ↗

13 because they have done what is evil in my sight, and have made me angry from the day their fathers l... Focus ↗

14 On top of that, Manasseh murdered so many innocent people that Jerusalem was filled from one side to... Focus ↗

15 The rest of what happened in Manasseh's reign, all he did, as well as the sins he committed, are rec... Focus ↗

16 Manasseh died, and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. His son Amon succeeded him a... Focus ↗

17 Amon was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for two years. His mother's nam... Focus ↗

18 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, just as his father Manasseh had done. Focus ↗

19 He followed all the ways of his father, and he served the idols his father had served, bowing down i... Focus ↗

20 He rejected the Lord, the God (Elohim) of his forefathers, and did not follow the way of the Lord. Focus ↗

21 But then the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon, and they chose hi... Focus ↗

22 The rest of what happened in Amon's reign, and all he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of...

23 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah succeeded him as king. Focus ↗

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