Amon, son of Manasseh
The name Amon means “faithful; true.” Amon is mentioned in 15 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 21:18.
Family of Amon
Who was Amon?
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.
He was assassinated (2 Kings 21:18-26: 2 Chr. 33:20-25) by his own servants, who conspired against him.55
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Amon
- 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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 33:23
And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
- 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.
- 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.
- Matthew 1:10
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Timeline of Amon's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 641 BC | Reign of Amon |
| 639 BC | Death of Amon |