Tirhakah: The last king of Egypt of the Ethiopian (the fifteenth) dynasty. He
was the brother-in-law of The Song of Solomon (q.v.). He probably ascended the throne
about B.C. 692 having been previously king of Ethiopia
(2 Kings 19:9)
(Isaiah 37:9) which with Egypt now formed one nation. He was a great
warrior, and but little is known of him. The Assyrian armies under
Esarhaddon, and again under Assur-bani-pal, invaded Egypt and
defeated Tirhakah, who afterwards retired into Ethiopia, where he
died, after reigning twenty-six years.
