Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 33:20
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes the account of Manasseh’s reign, recording his death and the immediate transfer of the throne to his son Amon.
The words — וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va/yish.Kav) literally means "and he lay down," a Hebrew idiom for death, while וַיִּמְלֹךְ (va/yim.Lokh) means "and he became king," marking the succession.
The thread — 2 Kings 21:18 repeats the burial and succession formula, whereas Matthew 1:10 and 1 Chronicles 3:14 list the same father-son lineage without narrative or burial details.
Why it lands — The text records a political transition and a standard royal burial without commentary, leaving the reader to note the abrupt end of one reign and the immediate start of the next.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- Matthew 1:10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
- 2 Kings 21:18 And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 3:14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
- 2 Chronicles 32:33 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.