2 Chronicles 33:21
in 2 Chronicles 33Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
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ASV
Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
KJV
Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 33
Commentary
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twenty-two years old when he became king
on 2 Chronicles 33:21-23
Amon’s two-year reign parallels 2 Kings 21:19-26. Verse 23 is Chronicles’ own sentence: “he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done”. Amon sacrifices to “all the idols that his father Manasseh had made”, keeping his father’s sin while refusing his father’s repentance.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Amon - reigned two years - See on 2Ki 21:19 (note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
and they buried him in his house Like “in his house.” In II Kings (21:18) it is written: “in the garden of his house.” He did not merit to be buried with his forefathers.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֧ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם | ushetayim | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| שָׁנָ֖ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| אָמ֣וֹן | ʾamon | Amon | H526 → | 17 times |
| בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ | bemalekho | when became king he | H4427 → | 348 times |
| וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם | ushetayim | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| שָׁנִ֔ים | shanim | years | H8141 → | 877 times |
| מָלַ֖ךְ | malakh | he reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עֶשְׂרִ֧יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםand two
ushetayimH8147 →768 times
שָׁנָ֖הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
אָמ֣וֹןAmon
ʾamonH526 →17 times
בְּמָלְכ֑וֹwhen became king he
bemalekhoH4427 →348 times
וּשְׁתַּ֣יִםand two
ushetayimH8147 →768 times
שָׁנִ֔יםyears
shanimH8141 →877 times
מָלַ֖ךְhe reigned
malakhH4427 →348 times
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
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Through
2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 21:1–18
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
- 1 Chronicles 3:13
Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
- 2 Chronicles 32:33
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned…
- Isaiah 3:4
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
- Isaiah 3:12
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
- 2 Kings 21:1–18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.