Amon

Amon is a king living at the time of the divided monarchy, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 15 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 21:18.

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Verses

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 21:18
  And Manasseh 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 stead.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 and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.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
  And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
• 2 Kings 21:24
  And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.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
  Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?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 Chronicles 3:14
  Amon his son, Josiah his son.Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 33:20
  So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.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 two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
• 2 Chronicles 33:22
  But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;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
  And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.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 slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.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

• Jeremiah 1:2
  To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
• Jeremiah 25:3
  From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.“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.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 1:1
  The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.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:

Matthew

• Matthew 1:10
  And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.