Esarhaddon

Son of Sennacherib, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 2 Kings 19:37.

Lived: Divided Monarchy

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1 Archaeology — physical evidence · 1

Life, role & deeds

BibleThe Assyrian king to whom Manasseh paid tribute, and who resettled foreign peoples in Samaria.

Ezra 4:2; 2 Kings 19:37

↳ Manasseh (king of Judah)

Zunkir — CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) ArchaeologyEsarhaddon's own prisms and vassal treaties survive in abundance — his tribute lists name 'Manasseh king of Judah'.

Esarhaddon's building inscription (Nineveh Prism, British Museum) listing 22 vassal kings incl. 'Manasseh (Menasî) king of Judah'; ed. R. Borger, 'Die Inschriften Asarhaddons, Königs von Assyrien' (AfO Beiheft 9, 1956). Succession/vassal-treaty tablets from the Temple of Nabû at Nimrud (excav. M. Mallowan, 1955); ed. D. J. Wiseman, 'The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon', Iraq 20 (1958).

Where in scripture

2 Kings Ezra Isaiah

As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
2 Kings 19:37

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”
Ezra 4:2

As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
Isaiah 37:38

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

2 Kings 19:37 Ezra 4:2 Isaiah 37:38

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