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the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes
a dish and turns it upside down. Then I will reject even the remnant of my
own people who are left, and I will hand them over as plunder for their
enemies. For they have done great evil in my sight and have angered me
ever since their ancestors came out of Egypt.”
Manasseh also murdered many innocent people until Jerusalem was
filled from one end to the other with innocent blood. This was in addition to the sin that he caused the people of Judah to commit, leading them
to do evil in the Lord’s sight.
The rest of the events in Manasseh’s reign and everything he did, including
the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings
of Judah. When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the
garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in
Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Ha
ruz from Jotbah. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father,
Manasseh, had done. He followed the example of his father, worshiping
the same idols his father had worshiped. He abandoned the Lord, the
God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways.
Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in
his palace. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired
against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.
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. He was buried in his tomb in the
garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jeru
salem t hirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah
from Bozkath. 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.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of
A zaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple