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Esarhaddon ( victor ), one of the greatest of the kings of Assyria, was the son of Sennacherib, ( 2 Kings 19:37 ) and the grandson of Sargon, who succeeded Shalmaneser. He appears by his monuments to have been one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, of all the Assyrian monarchs.
His work in that land explains why the Judean king was incarcerated at Babylon ( 2 Chronicles 33:11) instead of Assyria. Esarhaddon was first compelled to defend the kingdom against the inroads of the hordes from the North.
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Sennacherib had over eleven sons with his various wives and chose as heir his favorite, Ashur-nadin-shumi, the eldest of those born of his queen Tashmetu-sharrat (d.c. 684/681 BCE). Esarhaddon, born in 713 BCE, was the son of Zakutu, one of Sennacherib's secondary wives. Sennacherib appointed Ashur-nadin-shumi to rule over Babylon and, while fulfil...
Among his first decrees was the restoration of Babylon. In his inscription he writes: Esarhaddon carefully distanced himself from his father's reign and, especially, from the destruction of Babylon. Even though he identifies himself as the son of Sennacherib and grandson of Sargon II in other inscriptions, in order to make clear that he is the legi...
With Babylon restored, Esarhaddon set about expanding and improving upon his empire. The Cimmerians, a nomadic tribe of the north, were threatening his western borders, and the Kingdom of Urartu, which his grandfather had defeated in 714 BCE, had risen again in the north. His two brothers, who had killed their father, were still there under the pro...
Having now secured his borders, Esarhaddon sought to expand them. Egypt had been a problem for the Assyrians in his father's reign and was still encouraging dissent and revolt in the Assyrian Empire. In 673 BCE Esarhaddon launched his first military campaign against Egypt and, thinking to storm Egypt in one furious push, marched his army at great s...
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Esar-Haddon. ESAR-HADDON ē’ sər hăd’ ən ( אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן, [from Akkad. Aššur-aẖ-iddin] Ashur has given a brother ). King of Assyria 681-669 b.c. 1. Sources. The principal events of this reign are listed in the Babylonian Chronicle, the Esarhaddon Chronicle for the years 681-667 b.c., and numerous royal inscrs.
Dec 7, 2021 · While Joseph is sold as a slave by his brothers and taken to Egypt, Esarhaddon flees the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and takes refuge in the West for his own safety. Further, both of their fortunes are eventually restored.
Esar-Haddon Son of Sennacherib, and his successor as king of Assyria, 2 Kings 19:37 ; Isaiah 37:38 ; B. C. 896. It is only said of him in Scripture that he sent colonists to Samaria, Ezra 4:2 .
Esarhaddon (or Assur-akhi-iddina) is mentioned three times in the Bible (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38, and Ezra 4:2), and is also alluded to in 2 Chronicles 23:11, as, 'the King of Assyria, which took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.'
