Adar the [[King (EBD)|king]]. (1.) An [[Idol (EBD)|idol]]; a form of the [[Sun (EBD)|sun]]-god worshipped by the inhabitants of [[Sepharvaim (EBD)|Sepharvaim ]] (2 Kings 17:31), and brought by the Sepharvite colonists into [[Samaria(EBD)|Samaria]]. (2.) A son of [[Sennacherib(EBD)|Sennacherib]], king of [[Assyria (EBD)|Assyria ]] (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).