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Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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New Century Version

2 Kings 21:22

Amon rejected the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not follow the ways of the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amon;   Backsliders;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forsaking God;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Manasseh;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Israel;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Manasseh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amon, King of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not walk in the ways of the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of the LORD.
King James Version
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord .
English Standard Version
He abandoned the Lord , the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord .
New English Translation
He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord 's instructions.
Amplified Bible
he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
So he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
World English Bible
and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he forsooke the Lorde God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
refused to be faithful to the Lord , the God his ancestors had worshiped.
Complete Jewish Bible
He abandoned Adonai , the God of his ancestors, and did not live in Adonai 's way.
Darby Translation
and he forsook Jehovah the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Amon left the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not live the way the Lord wanted.
George Lamsa Translation
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
Good News Translation
He rejected the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the Lord 's commands.
Lexham English Bible
He abandoned Yahweh the God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and forsoke the LORDE the God of his father, and walked not in the waye of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he forsoke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And he forsooke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
English Revised Version
and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he yede not in the weye of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
New King James Version
He forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
New Living Translation
He abandoned the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord 's ways.
New Life Bible
So he turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers. He did not walk in the way of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
he abandoned the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and forsook Yahweh the God of his fathers, - and walked not in the way of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz, who was from Jotbah. 20 Amon did what the Lord said was wrong, as his father Manasseh had done. 21 He lived in the same way his father had lived: he worshiped the idols his father had worshiped, and he bowed down before them. 22 Amon rejected the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not follow the ways of the Lord . 23 Amon's officers made plans against him and killed him in his palace. 24 Then the people of the land killed all those who had made plans to kill King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. 25 Everything else Amon did is written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah. 26 He was buried in his grave in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 22:17, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Kings 11:33, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Jeremiah 2:13, Jonah 2:8

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:12 - which Manasseh 2 Kings 23:32 - General Ezekiel 11:12 - General Acts 22:14 - The God

Cross-References

Genesis 20:2
he told people that his wife Sarah was his sister. Abimelech king of Gerar heard this, so he sent some servants to take her.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls so they could have children.
Genesis 21:2
Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. Everything happened at the time God had said it would.
Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac, the son Sarah gave birth to.
Genesis 26:26
Abimelech came from Gerar to see Isaac. He brought with him Ahuzzath, who advised him, and Phicol, the commander of his army.
Genesis 26:28
They answered, "Now we know that the Lord is with you. Let us swear an oath to each other. Let us make an agreement with you
Genesis 28:15
I am with you and will protect you everywhere you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Genesis 30:27
Laban said to him, "If I have pleased you, please stay. I know the Lord has blessed me because of you.
Joshua 3:7
Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you great in the opinion of all the Israelites so the people will know I am with you just as I was with Moses.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon, David's son, became a powerful king, because the Lord his God was with him and made him very great.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers,.... Of David, Solomon, c.

and walked not in the way of the Lord prescribed by him in his law for the worship of him.


 
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