Adrammelech, son of Sennacherib
The name Adrammelech means “the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king.” Adrammelech is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 19:37.
Family of Adrammelech
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Who was Adrammelech?
A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Adrammelech
- 2 Kings 19:37
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.