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AMON (Person)

1. Governor of the city of Samaria during the reign of Ahab in Israel (1 Kgs 22:26; 2 Chr 18:25). Amon imprisoned the prophet Micaiah while Ahab defied Micaiah’s warning against attacking Ramoth-gilead.

Show passage in OET: KI1 22:26

OET-RV KI1 22:26

26 King Ahav commanded, “Take Mikayah to Amon, the city commander, and to my son Yoash.

OET-LV KI1 22:26

26 And_ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _said take DOM Mīkāyəhū and_return_him to ʼĀmōn the _official _of the_city and_near/to Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of the _king.

Show passage in OET: CH2 18:25

OET-RV CH2 18:25

25 “Arrest Mikayah,” ordered King Ahav, “and return him to Amon the city governor, and to my son Yoash.

OET-LV CH2 18:25

25 And_ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _said take DOM Mīkāyəhū and_return_him to ʼĀmōn the _official _of the_city and_near/to Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of the _king.

Jump to OET KI1 22:26 section.

Jump to OET CH2 18:25 section.

2. King Manasseh’s son, the 15th king of Judah (642–640 BC). Amon was 22 years old when he became king. He indulged in idolatry like his father and after a two-year reign was assassinated in a palace coup (2 Kgs 21:19-26; 2 Chr 33:20-25). See Israel, History of; Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament).

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:19–26

OET-RV KI2 21:19

19 Amon was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for two years. (His mother was Haruts’s daughter Meshulemet from Yotvah.)

OET-RV KI2 21:20

20 He did what Yahweh had said was evil, just like his father Menasheh (Manasseh) had done.

OET-RV KI2 21:21

21 In fact, he followed everything that his father had done, including serving the same idols and bowing to them.

OET-RV KI2 21:22

22 He abandoned Yahweh, the god of his ancestors, and didn’t obey his instructions.

OET-RV KI2 21:23

23 But Amon’s servants plotted to assassinate him, and they killed him in the palace.

OET-RV KI2 21:24

24 However, the people executed everyone who’d been involved in the conspiracy against King Amon, and they installed his son Yoshiyah (Josiah) as king in his place.

OET-RV KI2 21:25

25 Everything else that Amon said and did is written in the book of the events of the kings of Yehudah (Judah).

OET-RV KI2 21:26

26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden made by Uza, and his son Yoshiyah replaced him as king.

OET-LV KI2 21:19

19 Was_a _son _of twenty and_two year[s] ʼĀmōn when_he_became _king and_two years he _reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name _of his/its_mother was_Məshullemet the _daughter _of Ḩārūʦ from Yoţⱱāh/(Jotbah).

OET-LV KI2 21:20

20 And_he/it _made (the)_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH just_as Mənashsheh his/its_father he _had _done.

OET-LV KI2 21:21

21 And_he/it _went in_all the_way which his/its_father he _had _walked and_he _served DOM the_idols which his/its_father he _had _served and_he _bowed _down to/for_them.

OET-LV KI2 21:22

22 And_he _abandoned DOM YHWH the _god _of his _ancestors _of_his and_not he _walked in_the _way _of YHWH.

OET-LV KI2 21:23

23 And_ the _servants _of ʼĀmōn _they _conspired on/upon/above_him/it and_they _killed DOM the_king in_his _own _of_house.

OET-LV KI2 21:24

24 And_ the _people _of the_earth/land _it _struck _down DOM all _of those_who _had_conspired on the_king ʼĀmōn and_ the _people _of the_earth/land _they _made _king DOM Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son _of_his in_place _of _him.

OET-LV KI2 21:25

25 And_the _rest _of the _matters _of ʼĀmōn which he _did not are_they written on the _scroll _of the _matters _of the_days of_the _kings _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

OET-LV KI2 21:26

26 And_someone _buried DOM_him/it in_grave _of_his in_the _garden _of ˊUzzāʼ and_ Yoʼshiy^yāh son _of_his _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

Show passage in OET: CH2 33:20–25

OET-RV CH2 33:20

20 Then Menasheh died and was buried at his palace, and his son Amon replaced him as king.

OET-RV CH2 33:21

21 Amon was twenty-two when he became king, and he ruled from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for two years.

OET-RV CH2 33:22

22 He did what Yahweh had said was evil, just like his father Menasheh (Manasseh) had done, and he sacrificed to all the idols his father had made, and served them.

OET-RV CH2 33:23

23 He didn’t humble himself and turn to Yahweh like his father had, so Amon’s guilt was even worse.

OET-RV CH2 33:24

24 Then Amon’s servants conspired against him, and assassinated him in his palace,

OET-RV CH2 33:25

25 but the local people executed everyone who’d conspired against King Amon, and made his son Yoshiyah (Josiah) king in his place.

OET-LV CH2 33:20

20 And_ Mənashsheh _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_people_buried _him house _of_his and_ ʼĀmōn his/its_son _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

OET-LV CH2 33:21

21 Was_a _son _of twenty and_two year[s] ʼĀmōn when_he_became _king and_two years he _reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).

OET-LV CH2 33:22

22 And_he/it _made (the)_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH just_as Mənashsheh his/its_father he _had _done and_to/for_all the_idols which Mənashsheh his/its_father he _had _made ʼĀmōn he _sacrificed and_he_served _them.

OET-LV CH2 33:23

23 And_not he _humbled _himself from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH as_ Mənashsheh his/its_father _had _humbled _himself if/because that ʼĀmōn he _increased guilt.

OET-LV CH2 33:24

24 And_they _conspired on/upon/above_him/it servants _of_his and_they_killed _him in_his _own _of_house.

OET-LV CH2 33:25

25 And_ the _people _of the_earth/land _they _struck _down DOM all _of those_who _had_conspired on the_king ʼĀmōn and_ the _people _of the_earth/land _they _made _king DOM Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son _of_his in_place _of _him.

Jump to OET KI2 21:19–26 section.

Jump to OET CH2 33:20–25 section.

3. Official of Solomon; his descendants returned to Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 7:59). The spelling Ami (Ezr 2:57) is a variant of this name.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:59

OET-RV NEH 7:59

• 59 and the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret -Hatsvayim, and Amon.

OET-LV NEH 7:59

59 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _descendants _of Ḩaţţil the _descendants _of Pokeret- Tsəⱱāyīm the _descendants _of ʼĀmōn.

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:57

OET-RV EZR 2:57

• 57 the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret Tsevayim, and Ami.

OET-LV EZR 2:57

57 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _descendants _of Ḩaţţil the _descendants _of Pokeret- Tsəⱱāyīm the _descendants _of ʼĀmī.

Jump to OET NEH 7:59 section.

Jump to OET EZR 2:57 section.

4. Egyptian god, probably a fertility deity (Jer 46:25).

Show passage in OET: JER 46:25

OET-RV JER 46:25

25 Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says, “Listen, I’m about to punish Amon the god of No (Thebes) city, Mitsrayim (Egypt) and her other gods, its kings the Par’ohs (Pharaohs), and all those who trust in them.

OET-LV JER 46:25

25 YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says HERE_I am_about _to _visit_judgement to ʼĀmōn from_Noʼ/(Thebes) and_on Parˊoh and_on Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_on gods _of_its and_on kings _of_its and_on Parˊoh and_on those_who_trust in/on/over_him/it.

Jump to OET JER 46:25 section.