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Amon assassinated; Josiah made king
Amon continued his father's idolatry without sharing his later humility. His servants assassinated him in the palace, but the people killed the conspirators and made his eight-year-old son Josiah king in his place (2 Kings 21:19-26; 2 Chronicles 33:21-25).
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📖 2 Kings 21:19–21
19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. 21He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.
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Sources: Scripture — 2 Kings 21:19-26 · 2 Chronicles 33:21-25
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