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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king. He ruled for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
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In GOD's judgment he was a bad king--an evil king. He reintroduced all the moral rot and spiritual corruption that had been scoured from the country when GOD dispossessed the pagan nations in favor of the children of Israel.
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
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He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, imitating the detestable practices of the pagan nations whom the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
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For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
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He rebuilt all the sex-and-religion shrines that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he built altars and phallic images for the sex god Baal and sex goddess Asherah, exactly what Ahaz king of Israel had done. He worshiped the cosmic powers, taking orders from the constellations.
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He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
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For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.
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He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. He constructed altars for Baal and set up an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. He also bowed before all the forces of heaven and worshiped them.
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And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
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He even built these pagan altars in The Temple of GOD, the very Jerusalem Temple dedicated exclusively by GOD's decree ("in Jerusalem I place my Name") to GOD's Name.
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He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put my Name."
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He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."
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He even built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said his name should be honored.
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And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
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And he built shrines to the cosmic powers and placed them in both courtyards of The Temple of GOD.
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In both courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts.
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And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
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He built these altars for all the forces of heaven in both courtyards of the LORD's Temple.
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And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
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He burned his own son in a sacrificial offering. He practiced black magic and fortunetelling. He held s�ances and consulted spirits from the underworld. Much evil--in GOD's judgment, a career in evil. And GOD was angry.
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He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
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Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger.
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Manasseh even sacrificed his own son in the fire. He practiced sorcery and divination, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing his anger.
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And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
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As a last straw he placed the carved image of the sex goddess Asherah in The Temple of GOD, a flagrant and provocative violation of GOD's well-known statement to both David and Solomon, "In this Temple and in this city Jerusalem, my choice out of all the tribes of Israel, I place my Name--exclusively and forever.
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He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and to his son Solomon, "In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.
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He even set a carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;
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Manasseh even took an Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the Temple, the very place where the LORD had told David and his son Solomon: "My name will be honored here forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem--the city I have chosen from among all the other tribes of Israel.
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Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
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Never again will I let my people Israel wander off from this land I gave to their ancestors. But here's the condition: They must keep everything I've commanded in the instructions my servant Moses passed on to them."
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I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them."
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and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers--only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."
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If the Israelites will obey my commands--the whole law that was given through my servant Moses--I will not send them into exile from this land that I gave their ancestors."
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But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
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But the people didn't listen. Manasseh led them off the beaten path into practices of evil even exceeding the evil of the pagan nations that GOD had earlier destroyed.
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But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
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But they paid no attention, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
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But the people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them to do even more evil than the pagan nations whom the LORD had destroyed when the Israelites entered the land.
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And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
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GOD, thoroughly fed up, sent word through his servants the prophets:
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The LORD said through his servants the prophets:
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And the LORD spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,
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Then the LORD said through his servants the prophets:
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Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
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"Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these outrageous sins, eclipsing the sin-performance of the Amorites before him, setting new records in evil, using foul idols to debase Judah into a nation of sinners,
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"Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols.
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"Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols),
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"King Manasseh of Judah has done many detestable things. He is even more wicked than the Amorites, who lived in this land before Israel. He has led the people of Judah into idolatry.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
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this is my judgment, GOD's verdict: I, the God of Israel, will visit catastrophe on Jerusalem and Judah, a doom so terrible that when people hear of it they'll shake their heads in disbelief, saying, "I can't believe it!'
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Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.
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therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
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So this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of those who hear about it will tingle with horror.
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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
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"I'll visit the fate of Samaria on Jerusalem, a rerun of Ahab's doom. I'll wipe out Jerusalem as you would wipe out a dish, wiping it out and turning it over to dry.
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I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
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I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and by the same measure I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.
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And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
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I'll get rid of what's left of my inheritance, dumping them on their enemies. If their enemies can salvage anything from them, they're welcome to it.
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I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and hand them over to their enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their foes,
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So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies,
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Then I will reject even those few of my people who are left, and I will hand them over as plunder for their enemies.
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Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
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They've been nothing but trouble to me from the day their ancestors left Egypt until now. They pushed me to my limit; I won't put up with their evil any longer."
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because they have done evil in my eyes and have provoked me to anger from the day their forefathers came out of Egypt until this day."
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because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day."'
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For they have done great evil in my sight and have angered me ever since their ancestors came out of Egypt."
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Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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The final word on Manasseh was that he was an indiscriminate murderer. He drenched Jerusalem with the innocent blood of his victims. That's on top of all the sins in which he involved his people. As far as GOD was concerned, he'd turned them into a nation of sinners.
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Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end-besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the LORD.
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Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Manasseh also murdered many innocent people until Jerusalem was filled from one end to the other with innocent blood. This was in addition to the sin that he caused the people of Judah to commit, leading them to do evil in the LORD's sight.
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Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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The rest of the life and times of Manasseh, everything he did and his sorry record of sin, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
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As for the other events of Manasseh's reign, and all he did, including the sin he committed, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
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Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh--all that he did, and the sin that he committed--are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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The rest of the events in Manasseh's reign and all his deeds, including the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
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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 stead.
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Manasseh died and joined his ancestors. He was buried in the palace garden, the Garden of Uzza. His son Amon became the next king.
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Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
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So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.
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When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king.
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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.
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Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He was king for two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz. She was from Jotbah.
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Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother's name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.
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Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
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Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
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In GOD's opinion he lived an evil life, just like his father Manasseh.
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
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He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.
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And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
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He followed in the footsteps of his father, serving and worshiping the same foul gods his father had served.
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He walked in all the ways of his father; he worshiped the idols his father had worshiped, and bowed down to them.
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So he walked in all the ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them.
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He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols that his father had worshiped.
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And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
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He totally deserted the GOD of his ancestors; he did not live GOD's way.
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He forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
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He forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
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He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD's ways.
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And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
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Amon's servants revolted and assassinated him, killing the king right in his own palace.
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Amon's officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace.
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Then the servants of Amon conspired against him, and killed the king in his own house.
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Then Amon's own servants plotted against him and assassinated him in his palace.
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And 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.
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But the people, in their turn, killed the conspirators against King Amon and then crowned Josiah, Amon's son, as king
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Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
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But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
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But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.
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Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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. The rest of the life and times of Amon is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
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As for the other events of Amon's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
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Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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The rest of the events in Amon's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
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And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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They buried Amon in his burial plot in the Garden of Uzza. His son Josiah became the next king.
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He was buried in his grave in the garden of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.
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And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place.
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He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.
