Bible Dictionary
Adrammelech
Adrammelech was both an idol worshiped by the people of Sepharvaim and a son of Assyrian king Sennacherib who helped kill his father.
Definition
Adrammelech refers both to an idol worshiped by the inhabitants of Sepharvaim and to a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
Biblical Usage
The idol is mentioned in 2 Kings 17:31. The person Adrammelech is named in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38 as one of Sennacherib’s sons.
Historical Background
The Sepharvite colonists brought the worship of their sun-god into Samaria.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Adar the king. (1.) 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. (2.) A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(splendor of the king).