Amulek knows the heart of Zeezrom. He knows that his attacker has been taught the doctrine of the kingdom but will not repent because of his love of filthy lucre. The very questions that Zeezrom asks reveals that he knows there is a God and much more. As a key element in his devious trap, he only asks questions to which he already knows the answers. The subsequent verses reveal that Zeezrom knew that there is a God, that there is only one God, that the Son of God will come to redeem the people from their sins, and that the Son of God, who becomes the Redeemer, is the same as the very Eternal Father (v. 38).
Thus Zeezrom's wickedness is symbolic for all in Ammonihah. They know better, they have been taught the doctrine of the kingdom, and they have received of the Lord's blessings and mercy. But they rejected the Lord so that they could lay up for themselves treasures upon earth (3 Nephi 13:19).