2 Kings 21:19-26

Good News Translation

King Amon of Judah^(A)

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.