2 Kings 21:19

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Amon	אָמ֣וֹן 'a.Mon	H526	Amon · proper noun, a man's name
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
two	וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם u.she.Ta.yim	H8147	two · conjunction + noun, common feminine dual absolute
years	שָׁנָה֙ sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
reign	בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ be.ma.le.Kho	H4427	to reign · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
two	וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם u.she.Ta.yim	H8147	two · conjunction + noun, common feminine dual absolute
years	שָׁנִ֔ים sha.Nim	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Meshullemeth	מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת me.shu.Le.met	H4922	Meshullemeth · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַּת bat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Haruz	חָר֖וּץ cha.Rutz	H2743	Charuts · proper noun, a man's name
Jotbah	יָטְבָֽה ya.te.Vah	H3192	Jotbah · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 33:21-23 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
1 Kings 15:25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
1 Kings 16:8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
1 Kings 22:51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over…
2 Kings 15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
1 Chronicles 3:14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
Matthew 1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 21:19–end

Here is a short account of the short and inglorious reign of Amon, the son of Manasseh. Whether Manasseh, in his blind and brutish zeal for his idols, had sacrificed his other sons - or whether, having been dedicated to his idols, they were refused by the people - so it was that his successor was a son not born till he was forty-five years old. And of him we are here told, 1. That his reign was very wicked: He forsook the God of his fathers (Kg2 21:22), disobeyed the commands given to his fathers, and disclaimed the covenant made with his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord, but in all the way which his father walked in, Kg2 21:20, Kg2 21:21. He trod in the steps of his father's i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 21:19

AMON'S WICKED REIGN. (Kg2 21:19-26) Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign--This prince continued the idolatrous policy of his father; and, after an inglorious reign of two years, he was massacred by some of his own domestics. The people slew the regicide conspirators and placed his son Josiah on the throne. Next: 2 Kings Chapter 22

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 21:19

He reigned two years in Jerusalem - The remark of the rabbins is not wholly without foundation, that the sons of those kings who were idolaters, and who succeeded their fathers, seldom reigned more than two years. So Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, Kg1 15:25; Elah, the son of Baasha, Kg1 16:8; Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, Kg1 22:51; and Amon, the son of Manasseh, as mentioned here, Kg2 21:19.

John Gill on 2 Kings 21:19

And Amon was twenty two years old when he began to reign,.... Being born in the forty fifth of his father's life, and in the thirty third of his reign: and he reigned two years in Jerusalem; which, as Abarbinel observes, was the usual time the sons of wicked kings reigned, and instances in the son of Jeroboam, Baasha, and Ahab, 1 Kings 15:25. An Arabic writer (k) says, he reigned twelve years, but according to the Jews only two: and his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah; there was a place called Jotbath, which was one of the stations of the children of Israel in the wilderness, Numbers 33:33 but it can scarcely be thought to be the same place. (k) Abulpharag.…

The Church Fathers

There is no sin more grievous than idolatry, for it is an impiety against God, and yet even this sin has been forgiven, on sincere repentance. But if anyone sins in direct opposition and on purpose to try whether God will punish the wicked or not, such a one shall have no remission, although he says to himself, "All is well, and I will walk according to the customs of my evil heart." Such a one was Amon the son of Manasseh. For the Scripture says, "And Amon reasoned an evil reasoning of transgression and said, My father from his childhood was a great transgressor and repented in his old age; and now I will walk as my soul lusts, and afterwards I will return to the Lord." And he did evil in the sight of the Lord above all who were before him. And the Lord God soon destroyed him utterly from his good land. And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house, and he reigned two years only.
— Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2.23

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Dictionary and topics

Amon — Builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). (2.) The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He…
Haruz — Eager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and mother of king Amon.
Jotbah — (goodness), the native place of Meshullemeth, the queen of Manasseh. (2 Kings 21:19)
Kings, The Books of — The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third…
Meshullemeth — Friend, the wife of Manasseh, and the mother of Amon (2 Kings 21:19), Kings of Judah.
Amon · 2. King of — 2. King of
Haruz · Father-in-law of King Manasseh — Father-in-law of King Manasseh
Jotbah · A place in — A place in
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Amon — Who reigned over Judah: Amon
Meshullemeth · Wife of Manasseh and mother of Amon — Wife of Manasseh and mother of Amon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 21:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 21:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 21:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 21:19

John Gill on 2 Kings 21:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 21:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 21:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 21:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 21:19

John Gill on 2 Kings 21:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 21:19-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 21:19-22

Rashi on 2 Kings 21:13