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Esarhaddon

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E By: James P. Boyd

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(conqueror). A king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37³⁷And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 19:37); 2 Chron. 33:11¹¹Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (2 Chronicles 33:11)). He united Babylon to Assyria and reigned over both B. C. 680-667.

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