Adrammelech Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Adrammelech, son of Assyrian king Sennacherib, assassinated his father.
killed King Sennacherib of Assyria (2KI 19:37)
Lineage: Sennacherib › Adrammelech
Names
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Adrammelech
the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king
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Adrammelech
· Also called · H152 none · 2KI 19:37 nobility of Molech [king]
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אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ
adəramelekh · H152 · 2KI 19:37 nobility of Molech [king]
- he אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ · H0152H
- el Αδραμελεχ Adramelex · none · 2KI 19:37
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Family of origin
- Father: Sennacherib
- Mother: Unknown
- Brother: Sharezer
- Brother: Esar-haddon
- Brother: Esarhaddon
Killed (1)
Adrammelech Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Adrammelech was one of the sons of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria. After Sennacherib's unsuccessful campaign against Jerusalem, he returned to Nineveh. While worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, Adrammelech and his brother Sharezer assassinated their father with the sword. They then escaped to the land of Ararat. Sennacherib's son Esarhaddon succeeded him as king. (2Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38).
Adrammelech 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).
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