THE SHORT REIGN OF KING AMON
Text: 2 Kings 21:9-26; 2 Chronicles 3:10-20
22 February 2011
(I) THE SHORT REIGN OF KING AMON
1. Began reign at 22 yeas old
2. Ruled for only 2 years
3. Reignso f Judah’sk ings
a) David- 40 years (1 Kings 5:4)
b) Solomon- 40 years (1 Kings 11:42)
c) Rehoboam- 17 years (1 Kings 14:21)
d) Abijam- 3 years (1 Kings 15:2)
e) Asa- 40 years (1 Kings 25:9)
f) Jehoshaphat- 25 years (1 Kings 22:42)
g) Jehoram- 8 years (2 Kings 8:17)
h) Ahaziah- 1 year (2 Kings 8:26)
i) Joash/Jehoash- 40 years (2 Kings 12:1) (boy king- 7 years; 2 Kings 11:21)
j) Amaziah- 28 years (2 Kings 14:2)
k) Azariah/Uzziah- 52years (2 Kings 15:2)
l) Jotham- 16 years (2 Kings 15:33)
m) Ahaz- 16 years (2 Kings 16:2)
n) Hezekiah- 29 years (2 Kings 18:2)
o) Manasseh- 55 years (2 Kings 21:1)
p) Amon- 2 years (2 Kings 21:19)
q) Josiah- 31 years (2 Kings 22:1) (boy king- 8 years; 2 Kings 22:1)
(II) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF REIGN
1. Did evil in the sight of the LORD as his father Manasseh had done (2 Kings 21:20)
2. He walked in all the ways of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:27a)
3. He worshiped and served the idols of his father (2 Kings 21:21b)
4. He forsook the LORD God of his fathers (2 Kings 21:22a)
5. He did not walk in the way of the LORD (2 Kings 21:22b)
(III) REBELLION OF THE SERVANTS OF AMON
1. Conspiracy to kill king Amon (2 Kings 21:23a)
2. Assassination of the king in his own house (2 Kings 21:23b)
3. A coup undertaken by the king’s treacherous servants
a) Attempt to usurp the throne
b) Following Israel and other nations (?)
c) Usurpation attempt unsuccessful
(IV) POPULAR UPRISING AGAINST THE REBELS
1. People of the land rose up against the rebels (2 Kings 21:24a)
2. Swift execution of the rebels (2 Kings 21:24b)
a) Loyalists
b) Support of Monarchy
3. Young Josiah made the king of the land (2 Kings 21:24c)