2 Kings 21:19

“Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.”

2 Kings 21:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 21:19, word by word

Amonאָמוֹןamon

Amon

Amon: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "craftsman, skilled." It is borne by the governor of the city of Samaria (1 Kings 22:26), by a king of Judah (2 Kings 21:19) and by another man (Nehemiah 7:59). It is not the people of Ammon, which is spelled differently in Hebrew.

Where else “amon” appears
was twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
was twenty-twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shetayim” appears
years oldבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

Where else “ben” appears
years oldשָׁנָהshana

age

The years of a person's life.

Where else “shana” appears
when he became kingמָלְכmalch

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “malch” appears
in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
The nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
of his motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “im” appears
was Meshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּמֶתmeshulemet

Meshullemeth

Meshullemeth. A personal name, from the root of "peace, be complete." Wife of King Manasseh and mother of King Amon (2 Kings 21:19).

Where else “meshulemet” appears
daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of Haruzחָרוּץcharuts

Haruz

Haruz. A personal name meaning "diligent." Father of Meshullemeth, the mother of King Amon (2 Kings 21:19).

Where else “charuts” appears
of Jotbahיָטְבָהyatva

Jotbah

Jotbah. The place Haruz, King Amon's grandfather, came from (2 Kings 21:19). The name means "pleasant"; it is named only here.

Where else “yatva” appears

Parallel passages

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The reign of Amon

2 Chronicles 33:21-25

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2 Kings 21:19-26

19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as Manasseh his father had done. 21He walked in all the way in which his father walked, and served the idols that his father served, and bowed down to them. 22He abandoned YHWH, the Elohim of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of YHWH. 23The servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. 24But the people of the land struck all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made king Josiah his son in his place. 25The rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 26They buried him in his grave in the garden of Uzzah; and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 33:21-25

21Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as Manasseh his father had done; and to all the carved images that Manasseh his father had made Amon sacrificed, and he served them. 23He did not humble himself before YHWH, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but he, Amon, multiplied guilt. 24His servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. 25But the people of the land struck all who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made king Josiah his son in his place.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

18Manasseh lay down with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzzah; and Amon his son reigned in his place.

19 · This verse (above)

20He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as Manasseh his father had done.

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