Nave’s Topical Bible
Ammonites
55 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Descendants of Ben-ammi, one of the sons of Lot
- Character of
Judges 10:6; 2 Kings 23:13; 2 Chronicles 20:25; Jeremiah 27:3,9; Ezekiel 25:3,6; Amos 1:13; Zephaniah 2:10
- Territory of
Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:19; Joshua 12:2; Joshua 13:10,25; Judges 11:13
- Israelites forbidden to disturb
- Excluded from the congregation of Israel
- Confederate with Moabites and Amalekites against Israel
- Defeated by the Israelites
Judges 10:7-18; Judges 11:32-33; Judges 12:1-3; 1 Samuel 11; 2 Samuel 8:12; 2 Samuel 10; 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26-31; 2 Samuel 17:27; 1 Chronicles 18:11; 1 Chronicles 20:1-3; 2 Chronicles 20; 2 Chronicles 26:7-8; 2 Chronicles 27:5
- Conspire against the Jews
- Solomon takes wives from
- Jews intermarry with
- Kings of Baalis
- Kings of Hanun
- Kings of Nahash
- Idols of Milcom
- Idols of Molech
See MOLECH
- Prophecies concerning
Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 9:25-26; Jeremiah 25:15-21; Jeremiah 27:1-11; Jeremiah 49:1-6; Ezekiel 21:20,28-32; Ezekiel 25:1-11; Daniel 11:41; Amos 1:13-15; Zephaniah 2:8-11
Bible verses about “Ammonites”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 19:38And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
- Judges 10:6And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.
- 2 Kings 23:13And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
- 2 Chronicles 20:25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
- Jeremiah 27:3And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
- Jeremiah 27:9Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
- Ezekiel 25:3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
- Ezekiel 25:6For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
- Amos 1:13Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
- Zephaniah 2:10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
- Numbers 21:24And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
- Deuteronomy 2:19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
- Joshua 12:2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- Joshua 13:10And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
- Joshua 13:25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
- Judges 11:13And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
- Deuteronomy 2:37Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.
- Deuteronomy 23:3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:
- Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
- Deuteronomy 23:5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
- Deuteronomy 23:6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
- Judges 3:12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
- Judges 3:13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
- Judges 10:7And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
- Judges 10:8And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
- Judges 10:9Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
- Judges 10:10And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
- Judges 10:11And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
- Judges 10:12The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
- Judges 10:13Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
- Judges 10:14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
- Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
- Judges 10:16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Judges 10:17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
- Judges 10:18And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
- Judges 11:32So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
- Judges 11:33And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
- Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
- Judges 12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
- Judges 12:3And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?