Asshur in the Bible

Exact Match

and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, 'Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'

and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Thematic Bible



The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

The sons of Shem were Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,

Assyria is there and all her company; her graves are round about her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword,


“Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the orphan finds mercy.”


References

Hastings

Easton

Morish

Smith