Sharezer

Assyrian prince who assassinated his father Sennacherib

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

  • 800 BC
    700 BC
  • Sharezer
    c. 700 BC

Original word

  • שַׁרְאֶצֶר sharezer, sherezer
    H8272
Relationships
Father: Sennacherib Brother: Adrammelech Brother: Esar-haddon Brother: Esarhaddon
Citations
“Sharezer.” 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 Sharezer appears in Scripture

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.

Zechariah 7

וַיִּשְׁלַח בֵּֽית-אֵל שַׂר-אֶצֶר וְרֶגֶם מֶלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו לְחַלּוֹת אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָֽה׃
2
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,