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22 He abandoned the Lord, God of his ancestors, and did not follow the Lord’s instructions.[a] 23 Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. 24 The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they[b] made his son Josiah king in his place.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 21:22 tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the Lord.”
  2. 2 Kings 21:24 tn Heb “the people of the land.” The pronoun “they” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid the repetition of the phrase “the people of the land” from the beginning of the verse.