The governor of the city of Samaria during the reign of Ahab in Israel (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chronicles 18:25). Amon imprisoned the prophet Micaiah while Ahab did not listen to Micaiah’s warning against attacking Ramoth-gilead.
→ View encyclopedia entryKing Manasseh’s son, the 15th king of Judah. He ruled from 642 to 640 BC. Amon was 22 years old when he became king. He worshiped idols like his father. After a two-year reign, he was killed by people who took over the government (2 Kings 21:19–26; 2 Chronicles 33:20–25). See Israel, History of; Timeline of the Bible (Old Testament).
→ View encyclopedia entryAn official of Solomon. His descendants returned to Jerusalem after the exile to Babylon (Nehemiah 7:59). The spelling Ami is a variant of this name (Ezra 2:57).
→ View encyclopedia entryAn Egyptian god, likely connected to fertility and helping things grow (Jeremiah 46:25).
Amon (Person)
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.