Amon, king of Judah

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Amon, king of Judah, was a late 7th-century BCE monarch of the Kingdom of Judah whose brief and idolatrous reign ended in assassination, leading to the succession of his son Josiah.

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Amon of Judah 3
Amon, king of Judah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Human
King of Judah
alternateNameForm Amon of Judah
linked to: Amon, king of Judah
associatedDeityInName Amun (Egyptian deity)
linked to: Amun
attitudeTowardReform Did not humble himself before the LORD
biblicalBookMentionedIn 2 Chronicles
2 Kings
linked to: Book of 2 Kings

Matthew
burialType Royal burial
capitalDuringReign Jerusalem
child Josiah, king of Judah
Unnamed second son of Amon
chronologicalContext Reign traditionally dated around 642–640 BCE
country Kingdom of Judah
deathCause Assassination
deathManner Killed in a conspiracy by his servants
dynasty Davidic dynasty
linked to: House of David
era Late 7th century BCE
father Manasseh, king of Judah
gender Male
genealogicalRole Ancestor of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew’s genealogy
governanceAssessmentInBible Did evil in the sight of the LORD
languageOfName Hebrew
mother Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz
nameMeaning Possibly derived from the Egyptian god Amun
placeOfBurial Garden of Uzza
placeOfDeath Jerusalem
policyComparedToPredecessor Walked in all the ways of Manasseh his father
politicalStatusOfKingdom Vassal state under Assyrian influence
popularReactionAfterAssassination People of the land killed the conspirators
positionHeld King of Judah
predecessor Manasseh, king of Judah
regionRuled Southern Levant
linked to: Levant region
regnalOrder 15th king of Judah from David
reignDuration 2 years
reignEnd circa 641 BCE
reignStart circa 643 BCE
religion Yahwism mixed with idolatry
resultOfAssassination Josiah made king by the people of the land
royalHouse House of David
sourceText 2 Chronicles 33:21–25
2 Kings 21:19–26
spouse Unnamed wife of Amon
successor Josiah, king of Judah
worshipPractices Continuation of his father Manasseh’s practices
Idolatry

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Manasseh, king of Judah successor Amon, king of Judah
Amon nameVariant Amon of Judah
linked to: Amon, king of Judah
Jedidah spouseOf Amon of Judah
linked to: Amon, king of Judah
Amon, king of Judah alternateNameForm Amon of Judah
linked to: Amon, king of Judah