Atomic Bible

Governor of Samaria during Ahab's reign

Amon

Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in 1 Kings 22:26.

אָמוֹןAmon

The name means “faithful; true.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Amon Written by AI

Amon was the governor of the city of Samaria during the reign of King Ahab of Israel. When the prophet Micaiah prophesied against Ahab, the king ordered Amon to put Micaiah in prison and feed him only bread and water until Ahab returned safely from battle. This event demonstrates Ahab's rejection of the true prophetic message and his preference for the false prophets who spoke favorably of him.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Amon, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25).

(2.) 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.

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He was assassinated (2 Kings 21:18-26: 2 Chr. 33:20-25) by his own servants, who conspired against him.

(3.) An Egyptian god, usually depicted with a human body and the head of a ram, referred to in Jer. 46:25, where the word “multitudes” in the Authorized Version is more appropriately rendered “Amon” in the Revised Version. In Nah. 3:8 the expression “populous No” of the Authorized version is rendered in the Revised Version “No-amon.” Amon is identified with Ra, the sun-god of Heliopolis.

(4.) Neh. 7:59.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. 1 Kings 22:26

    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

  2. 2 Chronicles 18:25

    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.