²¹ Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

²⁰ And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.

²¹ And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

²² and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.

²³ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

²⁴ But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

²⁰ But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

¹³ Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

¹⁴ whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

¹⁵ For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.