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2 Kings 21
¹⁹ Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah.
²⁰ He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.
²¹ He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols his father had worshiped.
²² He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD’s ways.
²³ Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.
²⁴ But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.
²⁵ The rest of the events in Amon’s reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
²⁶ He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.
2 Kings 22
¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
² He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
³ In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple of the LORD. He told him,