Amon of Judah

of Judah Amon from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum " Amon ( Hebrew : אָמוֹן , Modern : } , Tiberian : } ; ; ) was the king of Judah who succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah on the throne according to the Bible . His mother was Meshullemeth , daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. He was married to Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. Amon began his reign at the age of 22, and reigned for two years. Albright has dated his reign to 642-640 BC, while E. Thiele offers the dates 643/642 – 641/640 BC. Amon continued his father's practice of idolatry , and set up the images as his father had done. Zephaniah 1:4 (also 3:4 , and 11) describes his reign as marked by moral depravity. He was assassinated ( 2 Kings 21:18–26 , 2 Chronicles 33:20–25 ) by his servants, who conspired against him, and was succeeded by his son Josiah , who was eight years old. ( 2 Kings 22:1 ) At the end of Amon's reign, the international situation was in flux: to the east, the Assyrian Empire was beginning to disintegrate, the Babylonian Empire had not yet risen to replace it, and Egypt to the west was still recovering from Assyrian rule. In this power vacuum, Jerusalem was able to govern itself without foreign intervention. He is also one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew .

Amon of Judah ( ; ; ) was a 7th-century BC King of Judah who, according to the biblical account , succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah . Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices while king , which led to a revolt against him and eventually his assassination in c. 641 BC. Journal of Near Eastern Studies . The Hebrew Monarchy: A Commentary, with a Harmony of the Parallel Texts and Extracts from the Prophetical Books . Antiquities of the Jews .

King of Judah Manasseh , Amon and Josiah (16th century print) Amon of Judah was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account , succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah . Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year reign, which led to a revolt against him and eventually to his assassination in c. 641 BC. The Hebrew Monarchy: A Commentary, with a Harmony of the Parallel Texts and Extracts from the Prophetical Books . Antiquities of the Jews . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

King of Judah Manasseh , Amon and Josiah (16th century print) Amon of Judah was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account , succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah . Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year reign, which led to a revolt against him and eventually to his assassination in c. 641 BC. The Hebrew Monarchy: A Commentary, with a Harmony of the Parallel Texts and Extracts from the Prophetical Books . Antiquities of the Jews . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

King of Judah Manasseh , Amon and Josiah (16th century print) Amon of Judah was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account , succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah . Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year reign, which led to a revolt against him and eventually to his assassination in c. 641 BC . The Hebrew Monarchy: A Commentary, with a Harmony of the Parallel Texts and Extracts from the Prophetical Books . Antiquities of the Jews . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).