Josiah's Father Amon: 2 Kings 21:19–26
Josiah's father was Amon, king of Judah, named plainly in 2 Kings 21. The text also shows that Amon's idolatry did not determine his son's path.
Who Was Josiah's Father? Amon, King of Judah
Josiah's father was Amon, son of Manasseh, who reigned only two years in Jerusalem and did evil in Yahweh's sight. After Amon was killed by his own servants, the people of the land put his young son Josiah on the throne.
Who Wrote Zephaniah? The Prophet in Zephaniah 1:1
The book of Zephaniah opens by naming its human author and tracing his line back four generations. Yet the verse calls what follows Yahweh's word, so the prophet speaks as a messenger rather than the source.
Josiah: The King Who Tore His Clothes at God's Word
Josiah is called good not mainly for his reforms but for how he answered Scripture he had never heard: he humbled himself, and God heard him. His story holds together real mercy toward a tender heart and a judgment that humility did not cancel.