Person
Amon
- Father
- Mother
- Partner
- Children
- Born
- Jerusalem
- Died
- 640 BC · Jerusalem
- Groups
- Genealogy of Jesus
- Tribe of Judah
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had cast down. Zephaniah (1:4; 3:4, 11) refers to the moral depravity prevailing in this king’s reign.
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He was assassinated (2 Kings 21:18-26: 2 Chr. 33:20-25) by his own servants, who conspired against him.55
Timeline
- 642 BCReign of Amon · 2 Kings 21:19–26 · Jerusalem
- 640 BCDeath of Amon · 2 Kings 21:23 · Uzza
Verses
mentioned in 15 verses
- 2 Kings 21:18
- 2 Kings 21:19
- 2 Kings 21:23
- 2 Kings 21:24
- 2 Kings 21:25
- 1 Chronicles 3:14
- 2 Chronicles 33:20
- 2 Chronicles 33:21
- 2 Chronicles 33:22
- 2 Chronicles 33:23
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