18. The other things Manasseh did as king are written down. His prayer to his God is recorded. And what the seers said to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, is recorded. They are all in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.
19. Manasseh’s prayer and God’s pity for him are written down. Also all of Manasseh’s sins and how he was unfaithful to the Lord are recorded. The places he built for worshiping false gods and for the Asherah idols are recorded. He did all these things but later became sorry for them. They are all in the book of the seers.
20. Manasseh died and was buried in his palace. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became king in his place.
21. Amon was 22 years old when he became king. And he was king for two years in Jerusalem.
22. He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the carved idols Manasseh had made.
23. Amon was not sorry for what he did wrong before the Lord. He was not sorry as his father Manasseh had been. Instead, Amon sinned even more.
24. Amon’s officers made plans against him and killed him in his palace.
25. But the people of Judah killed all those who had made plans to kill King Amon. And they made his son Josiah to be king in his place.