Bible Encyclopedia: Amnon

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AMNON

am'-non ('amnon, faithful; compare 'aminon, 2 Samuel 13:20, which is probably a diminutive. Wellhausen (IJG, II, 24, note 2) resolves 'amiynown into 'immi, and nun, my mother is the serpent; compare NUN):

(1) The eldest son of David and Ahinoam, the Jezreelites (compare 2 Samuel 3:2). As the crown prince and heir presumptive to the throne, he was intensely hated by Absalom, who was, therefore, doubly eager to revenge the outrage committed by Amnon upon his sister Tamar (2 Samuel 3:2; 13:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1).

(2) A name in the genealogy of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20).

Strong's Hebrew

550. Amnon -- "faithful," two Israelites
... Amnon. 551 . "faithful," two Israelites. Transliteration: Amnon Phonetic Spelling:
(am-nohn') Short Definition: Amnon. ... NASB Word Usage Amnon (25), Amnon's (3). ...
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532b. Aminon -- Aminon
... 532a, 532b. Aminon. 533 . Aminon. Transliteration: Aminon Short Definition:
a. Word Origin the same as Amnon, qv. 532a, 532b. Aminon. 533 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

How Absalom Murdered Amnon, who had Forced his Own Sister; and How ...
... CHAPTER 8. How Absalom Murdered Amnon, Who Had Forced His Own Sister;
And How He Was Banished And Afterwards Recalled By David. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how absalom murdered.htm

The First Great Deception.
... instantly by an accident, a Universalist minister selected as his text the Scripture
statement concerning David, "He was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he ...
/.../33 the first great deception.htm

The First Great Deception
... instantly by an accident, a Universalist minister selected as his text the Scripture
statement concerning David: "He was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 33 the first great.htm

The History of David
... After this David had much war and trouble and anger, insomuch that on a
time Amnon, oldest son of David, loved Thamar his sister. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the history of david.htm

Admonitory History of the Incestuous Children of David.
... Chapter XI."Admonitory History of the Incestuous Children of David. Hast thou
not read concerning Amnon and Tamar, the children of David? ...
/.../two epistles concerning virginity/chapter xi admonitory history of the.htm

The Second Book
... misfortunes haunted his household. Thamar was seduced by the mad act of
Amnon, and Amnon slain by Absalom. A great crime indeed ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the second book.htm

A Man Expects to Reap the Same Kind as He Sows.
... The decree came: "I will raise up evil in thy family and the sword shall never leave
thy house." Amnon, David's son, commits adultery with David's own daughter ...
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Adonijah
... infant innocence. David's eldest son, Amnon, after committing a terrible
crime, was assassinated by his brother Absalom. In his ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/adonijah.htm

2 Sam. 23:4-5. Without Clouds.
... as Joab and Ahithophel, " trials from a wife, even that Michal who once loved him
so much,"trials from his children, such as Absalom, Amnon, and Adonijah ...
/.../the upper room being a few truths for the times/chapter xiv 2 sam 23 4-5.htm

No Sorrow Like Messiah's Sorrow
... Thus, for instance, if the question of Jonadab to Amnon (2 Samuel 13:4) , were chosen
for the subject of discourse, Why art thou, being a king's son, lean from ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 1/sermon xxiii no sorrow like.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Amnon

faithful and true; tutor

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Amnon

(faithful).

Eldest son of David. (B.C. 1052.) He dishonored his half-sister Tamar, and was in consequence murdered by her brother. (2 Samuel 13:1-29)
Son of Shimon. (1 Chronicles 4:20)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Amnon

The eldest son of David, by Ahimoam of Jezreel. He is known only by his guilt in violating his sister; for which Absalom, two years after, caused him to be assassinated, 2 Samuel 13:1-39.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Faithful.

(1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chronicles 4:20; Comp. 17).

(2.) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chronicles 3:1; 2 Samuel 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put to death for his great crime in the matter of Tamar (2 Samuel 13:28, 29).

Thesaurus

Amnon (23 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AMNON. am'-non ('amnon, faithful; compare 'aminon,
2 Samuel 13:20, which is probably a diminutive. ...Amnon (23 Occurrences). ...
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Amnon's (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Amnon's (5 Occurrences). ... 2 Samuel 13:8 So Tamar
went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. ...
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Ab'salom (85 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 13:1 It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful
sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. ...
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Tamar (28 Occurrences)
... (3.) A daughter of David (2 Samuel 13:1-32; 1 Chronicles 3:9), whom Amnon shamefully
outraged and ... This brought upon Amnon the terrible revenge of Absalom. ...
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Jehonadab (2 Occurrences)
... It was he who gave the fatal wicked advice to Amnon, the heir to the throne
(2 Samuel 13:3-6). He was very "subtil," but unprincipled. ...
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Ahinoam (7 Occurrences)
... (2.) A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Samuel 25:43; 27:3). She was the
mother of Amnon (2 Samuel 3:2). (See 1 Samuel 30:5, 18; 2 Samuel 2:2.). Int. ...
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Adonijah (28 Occurrences)
... (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Samuel 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers,
Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. ...
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Absalom's (16 Occurrences)
... to day? Won't you tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother
Absalom's sister." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NIV). 2 ...
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Absalom (93 Occurrences)
... The first public act of his life was the blood-revenge he executed against Amnon,
David's eldest son, who had basely wronged Absalom's sister Tamar. ...
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Violated (23 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). 2 Samuel 13:22 Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom
hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. (See NAS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Amnon (23 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:2 To David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:1 It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:2 Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:4 He said to him, "Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won't you tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:6 So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. She took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:9 She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, "Have all men leave me." Every man went out from him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:10 Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand." Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:20 Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don't take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:21 But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his oldest son.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 13:22 Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." The king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:27 But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:28 Absalom commanded his servants, saying, "Mark now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you,'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Don't be afraid. Haven't I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:29 The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got him up on his mule, and fled.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:32 Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered, "Don't let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:33 Now therefore don't let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 13:39 the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:1 Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Amnon

Amnon: Son of David

Amnon: Son of David: Incest of, and Death

Amnon: Son of Shimon

Related Terms

Amnon's (5 Occurrences)

Ab'salom (85 Occurrences)

Tamar (28 Occurrences)

Jehonadab (2 Occurrences)

Ahinoam (7 Occurrences)

Adonijah (28 Occurrences)