Bible Person
Meaning: faithful; true · Male · 2 cross references
This Amon entry refers to the governor of Samaria in Ahab's reign who is ordered to hold the prophet Micaiah in custody, not to the returnee family name. He belongs to the court system that resists unwelcome prophecy. First appears in 1 Kgs 22:26.1
Name meaning
faithful; true
Identity
male
First appears
1 Kgs 22:26
AI summary: This Amon matters because the cross references place him in the machinery of royal suppression surrounding Micaiah's warning to Ahab. His role is administrative rather than dramatic, but it shows how false confidence in power relies on officials willing to contain and punish truthful speech. Taken together, the material presents this Amon as a court governor whose obedience to the king helps embody resistance to prophetic truth.1
Central Figure
Amon
Meaning: faithful; true
The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab.
Name meaning
faithful; true
Identity
male
The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.