Amnon

Amnon
Prince of Israel
Amnon and Tamar, painted by Jan Steen
Born	Hebron, Judah, Israel
Died	Baal-hazor, Ephraim, Israel
Father	David
Mother	Ahinoam

Amnon (Hebrew: אַמְנוֹן ’Amnōn, "faithful") was, in the Hebrew Bible, the oldest son of King David and his second wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel.^[1] He was born in Hebron during his father's reign in Judah.^[2] He was the heir apparent to the throne of Israel until he was assassinated by his half-brother Absalom to avenge the rape of Absalom's sister Tamar.^[3]