Adrammelech (2 Kings 17:31)
The name Adrammelech means “the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king.” Adrammelech is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 17:31.
Who was Adrammelech?
An idol; a form of the sun-god worshipped by the inhabitants of Sepharvaim (2 Kings 17:31), and brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Adrammelech
- 2 Kings 17:31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.