Amnon

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Amnon
     faithful. (1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of
     Ezra (1 Chr. 4:20; comp. 17).
     
       (2.) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chr.
     3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put to death for his


     great crime in the matter of Tamar (2 Sam. 13:28, 29).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Amnon, faithful and true; tutor