Bible Characters & Character Studies
Amnon
First appears at 2 Samuel 3:2
First named in Scripture at 2 Samuel 3:2 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
