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2 Kings 21:26

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 21:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 21:26 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
24But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he was buried in his sepulchre, in the garden of Uzza, etc.] Where his father Manasseh was buried, (<122118>2 Kings 21:18), and Josiah his son reigned in his stead; of whom many things are said in the two following chapters.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“21:26 Like his father, Manasseh (21:17), Amon was denied burial in the royal tombs and was interred in the garden of Uzza.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in the garden: Kg2 21:18 Josiah: Kg1 13:5; Mat 1:10 Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 22”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Amon was buried "in his grave in the garden of Uzza," i.e., in the grave which he had had made in the garden of Uzza by the side of his father's grave. He had probably resided in this palace of his father. יקבּר, one buried him. Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 22”
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