AMNON ăm’ nŏn (אַמְנֹ֔ון, אֲמִינֹ֣ון, faithful). 1. Eldest son of David by Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess (2 Sam 3:2; 1 Chron 3:1). He dishonored his half-sister Tamar and was, therefore, slain by her brother Absalom (2 Sam 13).

2. A son of Shimon; a descendant of Judah (1 Chron 4:20).