am.mon names the people identified as the sons of Ammon, also marking their land, cities, king, and military force.

The term consistently functions as a proper name for the people called the sons of Ammon, including their king, land, cities, and forces. The same designation occurs in accounts of conflict, territorial boundaries, tribute, and prophetic speech directed against that people.

1. The people, their territory, and communal identity · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper throughout. In 2 Samuel 10:2 the APB renders David's servants entering “the land of the sons of Ammon”; in 2 Samuel 10:8 it renders the same named group coming out to draw up for battle, and in Deuteronomy 2:19 it places their territory under a command not to harass them. The designation also marks their king in 1 Samuel 12:12 and Rabbah as their city in 2 Samuel 12:26.

   2 Samuel 10:22 Samuel 10:8Deuteronomy 2:191 Samuel 12:122 Samuel 12:26Ezekiel 25:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the designation as “the sons of Ammon,” while some clauses use “Ammonites,” such as 1 Samuel 11:11, or identify their land and city. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than separate definitions.