And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
- KJV And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
- NKJV And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place.
- NASB He was buried in his grave in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.
- NLT He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.
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Amon is buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah reigns in his place. The transition to Josiah is completed.
Overview
Amon is laid to rest near his father, and Josiah succeeds him, beginning one of Judah's brightest reigns. The burial closes the dark era of Manasseh and Amon. The arrival of Josiah signals a coming season of reform, a foretaste of the renewal God brings, fully realized in the righteous reign of Christ.
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- 2 Kgs 21:18And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
- Matt 1:10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
- 1 Kgs 13:5And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
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