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Tartan
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An Assyrian word, meaning “the commander-in-chief.”
Tartan (1)
#One of Sennacherib’s messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17).
Tartan (2)
#One of Sargon’s generals (Isa. 20:1).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
which occurs only in (2 Kings 18:17) and Isai 20:1 Has been generally regarded as a proper name; like Rabsaris and Rabshakeh, it is more probably an official designation, and indicates the Assyrian commander-in-chief.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Tartan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Kings 18:17
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- Isaiah 20:1
Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
Scripture on Tartan
2
Entries that reference Tartan
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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