King of Assyria, 680-668 B.C.; son and successor of Sennacherib. He rebuilt Babylon and made large conquests in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt. Manasseh, king of Judah, became his tributary (2 Kgs. 19: 37; Isa. 37: 38; Ezra 4: 2). He was succeeded by his son Assurbanipal or Asnapper.