Amon

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Amon was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for continuing the idolatrous practices of his father Manasseh and being assassinated after a short reign.

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Amon canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Human
King of Judah
ascensionAge 22
associatedWithPeriod Late First Temple period
burialPlace Garden of Uzza
capitalDuringReign Jerusalem
child Josiah
chronologicalOrder 15th king of Judah
country Kingdom of Judah
deathAge 24
deathCause assassination
deathManner killed in a conspiracy by his servants
deathPlace Jerusalem
ethnicGroup Israelites
evaluationInDeuteronomisticHistory evil in the sight of the Lord
father Manasseh
governedFrom Jerusalem
governedReligionPolicy toleration of high places and idols
governedTerritory Judah
house House of David
idolatryPractices service to idols made by his father
worship of foreign gods
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn 2 Chronicles 33
2 Kings 21
mother Meshullemeth
Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz
nameVariant Amon of Judah
linked to: Amon, king of Judah
notableFor being assassinated by his servants
continuing idolatrous practices of Manasseh
positionHeld King of Judah
predecessor Manasseh
reignCharacterization idolatrous
reignDuration 2 years
reignEnd c. 640 BCE
reignStart c. 642 BCE
religion Yahwism
royalHouse Davidic dynasty
linked to: House of David
scripturalTradition Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Tanakh
spouse Jedidah
Jedidah daughter of Adaiah
successor Josiah
title King of Judah
tribeAssociation Tribe of Judah

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Referenced by (4)

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Josiah father Amon
Josiah predecessor Amon
Amon Göth givenName Amon