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And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.
[Amos reigned in Judah from 642 to 640 BC.]
Amos was 22 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's [queen mother's] name was Meshullemet, the daughter of Charot from Jotva.
And Amos' servants conspired against him and killed Amos in his own house.
But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah (Hebr. Joshijaho), his son, king in his place.
The rest of the acts of Amos, and what he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
his son Amon,
his son Josiah (Hebr. Joshijaho).
Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him where he lived. His son Amon became king after him.
[Amon reigned over Judah for two years (643-640 BC).]
Amon was 22 years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem.
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord (Yahweh), as his father Manasseh had done. And Amon sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made, and he worshipped them.
But he did not humble himself before the Lord (Yahweh), as his father Manasseh had done, but he added sin to sin.
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah (Hebr. Joshijaho) king after him.
The word of the Lord (Yahweh) came to him [to Jeremiah in a series of messages over a period of more than 40 years] in the days of Josiah (Hebr. Joshijahos), son of Amon, king of Judah, in the 13th year of his reign [627 BC],
From the thirteenth year of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, these twenty-three years, the word of the Lord (Yahweh) has come to me, and I have spoken to you, spoken early [again and again, see Jer 7:13, 25; 11:7], but you have not listened.
The word of the Lord (Yahweh) that came to Zephaniah [meaning: "Yahweh hides and protects"],
son of Cushi,
son of Gedaliah,
son of Amariah,
son of Hezekiah (Hebr. Chizqijah)
– in the days of [King] Josiah (Hebr. Joshijahos) [622-609 BC when he reigned as king], son of Amon, king of Judah.
[Josiah was a good king who reigned from 640-609 BC, but because he was young, he did not come to power until 622 BC, see . Zephaniah's connection to King Hezekiah in the fourth generation is emphasized. Hezekiah was king of the southern kingdom from 715-686 BC and restored temple service and abolished idolatry, see . He is also known for building the Siloam Tunnel and a dam to improve the water supply to Jerusalem.]
Hezekiah begot Manasseh,
Manasseh begot Amon,
Amon begot Josiah,
