Person Old Testament
Adrammelech
Also known as Adrammelech =ESV, KJV; Adrammelek =NIV
Adrammelech was an Assyrian deity worshipped by the Sepharvite people. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Kings 17:31.
Why it matters. Assyrian god worshipped by Sepharvites in Samaria
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Adrammelech
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Kings (1 verse)