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Amon

אָמוֹן · a.mon · H0526HἈμών · G03001 other spelling“faithful; true” Hitchcock's 186915 mentions in 6 books, most in 2 Kings (5)

Who he was

Amon was the son of Manasseh and the 15th king of Judah. He began his reign at the age of 22 and ruled for two years in Jerusalem. Amon followed the evil practices of his father Manasseh, worshiping idols and doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father had done.

Amon's servants conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. However, the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. Amon was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza.

The prophets Jeremiah and Zephaniah began their ministries during the reign of Josiah, Amon's son. Amon is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Family

FatherManassehMotherMeshullemethSpouseJedidahChildrenJosiah
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Every mention

15 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
2 KingsChapter 21: 5 mentions5 mentions
2 Kings 21:18Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.2 Kings 21:19Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.2 Kings 21:23The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.2 Kings 21:24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.2 Kings 21:25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 ChroniclesChapter 3: 1 mention1 mention
1 Chronicles 3:14Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
2 ChroniclesChapter 33: 5 mentions5 mentions
2 Chronicles 33:20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 33:21Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 33:22He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.2 Chronicles 33:23He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
JeremiahChapter 1: 1 mentionChapter 25: 1 mention2 mentions
Jeremiah 1:2Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and…
ZephaniahChapter 1: 1 mention1 mention
Zephaniah 1:1Yahweh’s word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
MatthewChapter 1: 1 mention1 mention
Matthew 1:10Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

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