Assyrian god worshipped by Sepharvites in Samaria
Adrammelech
Named in 1 verse of 2 Kings, first in 2 Kings 17:31.
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְAdrammelech
The name means “the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Adrammelech Written by AI
Adrammelech was an Assyrian god mentioned in the Bible as one of the deities worshipped by the Sepharvite people who were brought to Samaria by the Assyrian king after the conquest of Israel. The Sepharvites burned their children as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Adrammelech, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 2 Kings 17:31
the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.