Amnon
- Dates
- 1010–987 BC
Name means "faithful" or "trustworthy." He is the eldest son of David by Ahinoam. When Amnon rapes his sister Tamar, Absalom, her brother, seeks revenge and has Amnon murdered.
Bible passages
- 2 Samuel 3:2
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
- 2 Samuel 13:29
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
Text of the King James Version.