Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon was king of Assyria from approximately 681 to 669 BC, succeeding his father Sennacherib after the latter's assassination (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38). He is notable in biblical history for repopulating Samaria with foreign colonists after the deportation of the northern Israelites, a policy referenced in Ezra 4:2. Extrabiblical records confirm him as one of Assyria's most capable rulers, who reconquered Egypt and conducted major building projects, including the restoration of Babylon, which his father had destroyed.