And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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Interpretation
Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God suffered his house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 21:23-26.
Glossary
- Uzza Place
- Biblical garden. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Josiah Person
- Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah ( 2 Kings 22:1 ; 2 Chr. 34:1 ). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23.