Bible Person

Amon

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

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.