Tartan
The Tartan was a high-ranking Assyrian military commander who led campaigns against Ashdod and Jerusalem.
The name Tartan means “a general (official title)”
MaleOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
Title of a leader, first mentioned at 2 Kings 18:17; referred to as Tartan or "chief" (תַּרְתָּן).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- תַּרְתָּןTartan
Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Tartan without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- 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.
- 2 Kings 18:18Referred to, not namedThen they called for the king. And Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.
- Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,