Parricide
Parricide is the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
Sennacherib, the Assyrian king who led the siege on Jerusalem, ultimately became the victim of parricide. (II Kings 19:37, II Chronicles 32:21; Isaiah 37:38)
It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons killed him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat And Esarhaddon his son became king in his place. (Isaiah 37:38, NASB)
Note: This woodcut depicting Senaccherib's death was published by Johann Christoph Weigel (1654-1726) in 1695.
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