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Adrammelech
the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king
אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ a.de.ram.me.lekh
Adrammelech (Hebrew: אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ, a.de.ram.me.lekh) means “the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a king. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Ahaz.
Which Adrammelech?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Adrammelech
son of Assyrian
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Adrammelech
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Kings 17:31 |
| Last appears | Isaiah 37:38 |
| Cross-references | 53 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Sharezer co-occurrence Appears with Sharezer in 2 Kings 19.
- Esarhaddon co-occurrence Appears with Esarhaddon in 2 Kings 19.
- Anammelech co-occurrence Appears with Anammelech in 2 Kings 17.
- Tirhakah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tirhakah.
- So co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as So.
- Shebna co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shebna.
- Eliakim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Eliakim.
- Shalmaneser co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shalmaneser.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.17.31
§ Adrammelech = "honour of the king" or "Adar is prince" or "Adar is Counsellor, Decider"
1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth
2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib
Adrammelech was an Assyrian deity worshipped by the Sepharvite people.
The biblical story
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.
Key verses
Adrammelech appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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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 17:31
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2 Kings (1)
- 2 Kings 17:31