2 Chronicles 33:21

2 Chronicles 33:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:21

19His prayer and how God accepted it are written in the records of Hozai. The things he did before he humbled himself are also written there. This includes all his sins and unfaithfulness and the places where he built illegal worship sites and set up idols and poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. 20Manasseh lay down in death with his ancestors. They buried him in his own palace. His son Amon succeeded him as king. Amon was 22 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 2 years in Jerusalem. 22He did what the Lord considered evil, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon sacrificed to all the idols his father Manasseh had made, and he worshiped them. 23He didn’t humble himself in front of the Lord as his father Manasseh had humbled himself. Instead, Amon continued to sin.

2 Chronicles 33:21 word by word

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה אָמ֣וֹן בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Amonאָמוֹן'âmôn · AmonH526
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:21

• 2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 55 years in Jerusalem.
• Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’
• James 4:13Pay attention to this! You’re saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go into some city, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Amon - reigned two years - See on 2 Kings 21:19; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-25Verses 21-25 Amon's father did ill, but he did worse. Whatever warnings or convictions he had, he never humbled himself. He was soon cut off in his sins, and made a warning for all men not to abuse the example of God's patience and mercy to Manasseh, as an encouragement to continue in sin. May God help us to be honest to ourselves, and to think aright respecting our own character, before death fixes us in an unchangeable state.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Amon ruled for a short time from 642 to 640 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. Manasseh slept with his fathers ... Amon began to reign--(See on 2Ki 21:19).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:21

• Amon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Amon
• Manasses, the Prayer of
• Names, Proper

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings