So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them. He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more. His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v20 Because he had so horribly offended against the Lord,…
Because he had so horribly offended against the Lord, they did not bury him in the sepulchers of the Kings, but in the garden of the King’s house.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv20–24 2Ch 33:20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and…
2Ch 33:20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
Ver. 20. And they buried him in his own house.] See on 2Ki 21:18.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v20 In his own house, i.e. in his garden; of…
In his own house, i.e. in his garden; of which See Poole "2Ki 21:18".
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v21 We have little recorded concerning Amon, but enough unless…
We have little recorded concerning Amon, but enough unless it were better. Here is,
I. His great wickedness. He did as Manasseh had done in the days of his apostasy, v. 22. Those who think this an evidence that Manasseh did not truly repent forget how many good kings had wicked sons. Only it should seem that Manasseh was in this defective, that, when he cast out the images, he did not utterly deface and destroy them, according to the law which required Israel to burn the images with fire, Deu 7:2. How necessary that law was this instance shows; for the carved images being only thrown by, and not burnt, Amon knew where to find them, soon set them up, and sacrificed to them. It is added, to represent him exceedingly sinful and to justify God in cutting him off so soon, 1. That he out-did his father in sinning: He trespassed more and more, Ch2 33:23. His father did ill, but he did worse. Those that were joined to idols grew more and more mad upon them. 2. That he came short of his father in repenting: He humbled not himself before the Lord, as his father had humbled himself. He fell like him, but did not get up again like him. It is not so much sin as impenitence in sin that ruins men, not so much that they offend as that they do not humble themselves for their offences, not the disease, but the neglect of the remedy.
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II. His speedy destruction. He reigned but two years and then his servants conspired against him and slew him, Ch2 33:24. Perhaps when Amon sinned as his father did in the beginning of his days he promised himself that he should repent as his father did in the latter end of his days. But his case shows what a madness it is to presume upon that. If he hoped to repent when he was old, he was wretchedly disappointed; for he was cut off when he was young. He rebelled against God, and his own servants rebelled against him. Herein God was righteous, but they were wicked, and justly did the people of the land put them to death as traitors. The lives of kings are particularly under the protection of Providence and the laws both of God and man.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv21–25 Verse 21. Amon - reigned two years] See on…
Verse 21. Amon - reigned two years] See on 2Kg 21:19.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv20, 22, 23, 24 2Ch 33:20. And they buried him in his own…
2Ch 33:20. And they buried him in his own house — Not in the sepulchres of the kings. He was buried privately, and nothing of that honour was done him, at his death, that was done to his father. Penitents may recover their comfort sooner than their credit.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv20, 22, 23, 25 House, in his own gardens, and not with the…
House, in his own gardens, and not with the other kings. Grotius) C.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v20 HE DIES AND AMON SUCCEEDS HIM. (Ch2 33:20-25)
HE DIES AND AMON SUCCEEDS HIM. (Ch2 33:20-25)
Manasseh slept with his fathers . . . Amon began to reign--(See on Kg2 21:19).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv20, 21, 22, 23, 25 20. in his own house] i.e. as in 2…
20. in his own house] i.e. as in 2 Kin. “in the garden of his own house.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (20) In his own house.—2Ki_21:18, “and he was buried…
(20) In his own house.—2Ki_21:18, “and he was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza.” The words, in the garden of, seem to have fallen out of our text. So LXX., ἐν παραδείσῳ οἴκου αὐτοῦ; Syriac, “in his house, in the garden of treasure.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv20, 21, 24, 25 In his own house. The parallel has, "In the…
In his own house. The parallel has, "In the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza;" i.e. , with little doubt, what had been formerly the garden of one Uzza.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv23, 25 But Amon transgressed more and more.
2Ch_33:23
But Amon transgressed more and more.
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Consolidation in the forces of evil
It is wonderful what evil can be done with a profession of religion. Amen was sacrificing unto all the carved images; he was so religious as to be irreligious; he reached the point of exaggeration, and that point is blasphemy. When there is mere ignorance, God in His lovingkindness and tender mercy often closes His eyes as if He could not see what is being done: but when it is not ignorance but violence, determination, real obstinacy in the way of evil, and utter recklessness as to what it may cost--what if God should be compelled to open His eyes, and look the evil man full in the face, and condemn him by silent observation? It is wonderful, too, how much evil can be done in a little time. Nothing is so easy as evil. A man could almost fell a forest before he could grow one tree. Every blow tells: every bad word becomes a great blot: there is an infinite contagion in evil; it affects every one, it poisons quickly, it makes a harvest in the night-time. To do good how much time is required! How few people will believe that we are doing good! We have to encounter suspicion, criticism, distrust; men say, We must wait to see the end; we cannot believe in the possibility of all this earnestness and sacrifice; they ask questions about its possible permanence; even good men are apt to hinder other good men in endeavouring to do good. But evil has no such disadvantages to contend with. There is a consolidation in the forces of evil that is not known among the forces of good. It would seem as if the poets description were right--Devil with devil damned, firm concord holds. It may be that in that energetic expression Milton has stated the reality of the case. (J. Parker, D.D.)
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v20 The Reign of Amon
The Reign of Amon
v. 20. So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house, in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, 2Ki 21:18; and Amon, his son, reigned in his stead.
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v. 21. Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. Cf 2Ki 21:17-26.
v. 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, having evidently restored them to their places of honor;
v. 23. and humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh, his father, had humbled himself, he was addicted to idolatry all his life; but Amon trespassed more and more.
v. 24. And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house, a fate which served as a punishment upon his idolatry.
v. 25. But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against King Amon, for having interfered with the office of the king and endangered the welfare of the country by his assassination; and the people of the land made Josiah, his son, king in his stead. Assassinations and lynch justice are strictly against the will of the Lord, who is opposed to every form of anarchy and to every tendency in that direction.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv21, 24 twenty-two years old
twenty-two years old
"22 years old" (See: Numbers)
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what was evil in the sight of Yahweh
Here Yahweh's "sight" refers to how he judges or decides on the value of something. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 14:2. AT: "things that Yahweh said were evil" or "the things that Yahweh considers evil" (See: Metaphor)
this same Amon trespassed more and more
"Amon sinned again and again" or "Amon continued to sin"
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reign
Jerusalem
evil
sacrifice
image
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv21, 24 33:21 Amon’s short reign was from 642 to 640…
33:21 Amon’s short reign was from 642 to 640 BC.
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