Old Testament
Tartan
A high-ranking Assyrian military official sent by King Sennacherib to besiege Jerusalem.
Tartan is a title, likely meaning commander-in-chief, held by an Assyrian official under Sargon II and Sennacherib. He is mentioned leading military campaigns against Ashdod and Jerusalem, serving as a key instrument of Assyrian imperial expansion. His presence in the text highlights the historical reality of the Assyrian threat against the kingdom of Judah.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- 2 Kings 18:17
- Last appears
- Isaiah 20:1
Where Tartan appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Sennacherib14 versesThe Neo-Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah.
- Amoz13 versesAmoz is identified in Scripture solely as the father of the prophet Isaiah.
- Remaliah13 versesThe father of Pekah, the usurper king of Israel who conspired against Pekahiah.
- Pekah11 versesThe son of Remaliah who assassinated Pekahiah to become the eighteenth king of Israel.
- Rabshakeh16 versesA high-ranking Assyrian official who taunted Jerusalem and King Hezekiah during Sennacherib's invasion.
- Gehazi12 versesThe servant of Elisha the prophet who was struck with leprosy due to his greed and deceit.
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