person · P0413
Amon אמון
Son of Menashe, king for two years, walking in his father's early way. His own servants conspired and killed him in his house; the people of the land struck the conspirators and crowned his eight-year-old son Yoshiyahu (Yoshiyahu).
I. Who
- Hebrew
- אמון
- Also known as
- Amon of Judah
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Menashe
- Children
- Yoshiyahu
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3261–3285 AM (reigned 3283–3285, two years; twenty-two at accession)
- Academic
- reigned c. 643–641 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈24 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Jerusalem
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amon was twenty-two years old at accession and reigned two years in Jerusalem, doing evil as Menashe his father had done; his servants conspired against him and killed the king in his house.
Directly stated in the cited source.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned 3283–3285 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the regnal years stated in Kings are chained backward from the First Temple's destruction in 3338 AM, with sub- year reigns counted as zero — the same rule that yields Chizkiyahu 3199–3228. The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
|
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |