Adrammelech

Son of Sennacherib who murdered his father

A written article for Adrammelech is still to come. Below and alongside: where Adrammelech appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 800 BC
    700 BC
  • Adrammelech
    c. 700 BC

Original word

  • אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ adrammelech
    H152
Relationships
Father: Sennacherib Brother: Esar-haddon Brother: Esarhaddon Brother: Sharezer
Citations
“Adrammelech.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Adrammelech appears in Scripture

2 Kings 17

וְהָֽעַוִּים עָשׂוּ נִבְחַז וְאֶת-תַּרְתָּק וְהַֽסְפַרְוִים שֹֽׂרְפִים אֶת-בְּנֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּלֶךְ ‫(אלה)‬ אֱלֹהֵי ‫(ספרים)‬ סְפַרְוָֽיִם׃
31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 19

וַיְהִי הוּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה בֵּית׀ נִסְרֹךְ אֱלֹהָיו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶצֶר בָּנָיו הִכֻּהוּ בַחֶרֶב וְהֵמָּה נִמְלְטוּ אֶרֶץ אֲרָרָט וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֵֽסַר-חַדֹּן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
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

וַיְהִי הוּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה בֵּית׀ נִסְרֹךְ אֱלֹהָיו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶצֶר בָּנָיו הִכֻּהוּ בַחֶרֶב וְהֵמָּה נִמְלְטוּ אֶרֶץ אֲרָרָט וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֵֽסַר-חַדֹּן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
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.