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Amon אָמוֹן

Male Tribe of Judah H0526H 6 books

King of Judah, son of Manasseh

Who is Amon in the Bible?

Amon was the fifteenth king of Judah and son of King Manasseh, ruling for only two years before his assassination (2 Kings 21:19-24). He ascended to the throne at age twenty-two but rejected the spiritual reforms his father had eventually embraced, instead returning to idolatry and evil practices that displeased the Lord. His reign was cut short when his own servants conspired against him and killed him in his palace, though the people of Judah executed the conspirators and installed his young son Josiah as king in his place (2 Chronicles 33:24-25). Amon's brief and wicked reign marks a spiritual low point before his son Josiah initiated major religious reforms, and he is also listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew's Gospel, demonstrating God's preservation of the messianic line despite the unfaithfulness of individual kings.

Biography

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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In Scripture

6 biblical books ; 3 with study content
2 Kings 5 verses
  • 2 Kings 21:18

    "And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place."

  • 2 Kings 21:19

    "Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah."

  • 2 Kings 21:23

    "Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace."

  • 2 Kings 21:24

    "But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place."

  • 2 Kings 21:25

    "As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?"

1 Chronicles 1 verse
  • 1 Chronicles 3:14

    "Amon his son, and Josiah his son."

2 Chronicles 5 verses
  • 2 Chronicles 33:20

    "And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place."

  • 2 Chronicles 33:21

    "Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years."

  • 2 Chronicles 33:22

    "And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,"

  • 2 Chronicles 33:23

    "but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt."

  • 2 Chronicles 33:25

    "But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place."

Jeremiah 2 verses
  • Jeremiah 1:2

    "The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,"

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  • Jeremiah 25:3

    "“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened."

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Zephaniah 1 verse
  • Zephaniah 1:1

    "This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:"

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Matthew 1 verse
  • Matthew 1:10

    "Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,"

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Names & Aliases

Form Language Script
Named Hebrew אָמוֹן
Greek Greek Ἀμών
Spelled Greek Ἀμώς