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Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzzah, and his son Amon replaced him as king.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord , just like his father Manasseh had done.

He followed in the footsteps of his father and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols which his father had worshiped.

He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord 's instructions.

Amon's servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzzah, and his son Josiah replaced him as king.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.

He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord , agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant.

The king ruined Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that no one could pass his son or his daughter through the fire to Molech.

The king said, "Leave it alone! No one must touch his bones." So they left his bones undisturbed, as well as the bones of the Israelite prophet buried beside him.

No king before or after repented before the Lord as he did, with his whole heart, soul, and being in accordance with the whole law of Moses.

The rest of the events of Josiah's reign and all his accomplishments are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

His servants transported his dead body from Megiddo in a chariot and brought it to Jerusalem, where they buried him in his tomb. The people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz, poured olive oil on his head, and made him king in his father's place.

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

Pharaoh Necho made Josiah's son Eliakim king in Josiah's place, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he died.