Person Old Testament
Esarhaddon
Also known as Esarhaddon =ESV, NIV; Esar-haddon =KJV
Esarhaddon was the king of Assyria, the son and successor of Sennacherib. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Kings 19:37.
Why it matters. King of Assyria; son and successor of Sennacherib.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Esarhaddon
Esarhaddon (681-669 BC) was the king of Assyria, the son and successor of Sennacherib. He is mentioned in the Bible as the king to whom Sennacherib's assassins escaped after killing their father (2Ki.19.37; Isa.37.38). Esarhaddon is also credited with resettling people in the cities of Samaria (Ezr.4.2), which suggests that he was involved in the deportation and relocation of conquered populations, a common practice among Assyrian kings. Historically, Esarhaddon is known for rebuilding Babylon, which his father had destroyed, and for his military campaigns, including the conquest of Egypt.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Sennacherib
- Siblings
- AdrammelechSharezer
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.