2 Chronicles 33:22

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped all the idols that Manasseh’s workers had made.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

In Context

21Amon was 22 years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for two years.

23But he did not humble himself and turn to Yahweh like his father did. So he became more sinful than his father had been.

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:20Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.

2 Chronicles 34:3When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor King David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, and the poles to honor the goddess Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.

Ezekiel 20:18I said to their children, ‘Do not do the things that your parents continually did, or defile yourselves by worshiping their idols.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 33:22-25

The Reign and Death of Amon. ( b. c. 641.) 21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 23 And humbled not himself before the Lord , as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own… Read the whole commentary →

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