Person Old and New Testament
Amon
Also known as Amon =NIV, KJV, TR, Amos =ESV, NA
Amon, the son of Manasseh, was the 15th king of Judah who reigned for two years before being assassinated by his servants. Mentioned in 15 verses across 6 books, first at 2 Kings 21:18.
Why it matters. King of Judah, son of Manasseh
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Amon
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- ManassehMeshullemeth
- Spouse
- Jedidah
- Children
- Josiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 15 verses across 6 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.