Manasseh and Amon, Kings of Judah (2 Kings 20; 2 Chronicles 33)

Manasseh

Manasseh was Hezekiah's son and he became king at age 12. He reigned for 55 years. He was an evil king, he set up pits for sorcery and necromancy. He sacrificed his children in the fire and put idols in God's temple. He did all this and reigned for 55 years? Usually, God cuts the kings off when they do that. The answer is found in 2 Chronicles, but 2 Kings makes no mention of the following story.

The king of Assyria came with his army and attacked Judah. He led away King Manasseh in chains to Babylon. While imprisoned, King Manasseh called upon God for deliverance. God brought him back from Babylon and through this, Manasseh knew that the Lord was the one true God. Manasseh then began a campaign to clean the country of idol worship. He cleaned the temple of idols and sacrificed to God. The people in the country responded well to this and although they kept sacrificing at the high places, they sacrificed to God at these locations.

King Manasseh also rebuilt large portions of the walls in Jerusalem and initiated public work projects for the country.

Amon

He eventually died and his son Amon became king. Amon only gets a few verses. He was a bad king and killed in a conspiracy. His son Josiah becomes king after his death.