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Apr 21, 2023 · Joel Ryan. Contributing Writer. Updated Apr 21, 2023. Amnon was the son of King David and Ahinoam, one of David’s first wives. Known for his lustful, selfish, and cruel behavior, Amnon wreaked havoc on David’s family, creating chaos for years. Which of David’s Sons Was Amnon? David is one of the most important figures in the Old Testament.
2 Samuel 13. New Living Translation. The Rape of Tamar. 13 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. 2 Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.
2 Samuel 13-16. English Standard Version. Amnon and Tamar. 13 Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3 ...
16 “No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you’ve already done to me.” But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. 17 He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!” 18 So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her.
Amnon. AMNON (Heb. אֲמְנֹן, אַמְנוֹן, אַמִינוֹן; from the root אמן (? mn ); "to be firm or trustworthy"), eldest son of King David, born in Hebron of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess (II Sam. 3:2). Becoming infatuated with his beautiful half-sister Tamar, he acted on a ruse devised by his friend Jonadab, "a very clever man ...
Search the Bible. Am´non; Heb., “faithful”. 1 The eldest son of David and Ahinoam and the half brother of Absalom. He raped his half sister Tamar, an action that infuriated Absalom, whose vengeance against Amnon precipitated a rift with David ( 2Sam 13 ). 2 A Judahite, son of Shimon ( 1Chr 4:20 ).
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). am'-non ('amnon, faithful; compare 'aminon, 2 Samuel 13:20, which is probably a diminutive.
