Arioch

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ARIOCH . 1 . The king of Ellasar (  Genesis 14:1 ). It has been suggested by Schrader that Arioch is the transcription of Eri-a-ku, the Sumerian writing of the name Rim-Sin of the king of Larsa, son of Kudur-Mabug, an Elamite, who ruled Southern Babylonia till conquered by Hammurabi. See Chedorlaomer. 2 . The captain of the king’s guard in the time of Nebuchadrezzar (  Daniel 2:14 ). 3 . King of the Elymæans ( Jdt 1:6 ).

C. H. W. Johns.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Daniel 2:14 .

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Arioch'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/arioch.html. 1897.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

A'rioch. (Venerable).

1. The king of Eliasar, one of the allies of Chedorlaomer in his expedition against his rebellious tributaries.  Genesis 14:1. (B.C. 1921-1912).

2. The captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard.  Daniel 2:14, etc.

3. Properly Eirioch , or Erioch , mentioned in  Judith 1:6 as king of the Elymaeans.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("lion-like".)

1. King of Ellasar. ( Genesis 14:1;  Genesis 14:9). (See Ellasar .)

2. Captain of Nebuchadnezzar's guard ( Daniel 2:14).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. King ofEllasar in the East.  Genesis 14:1,9 .

2. Captain of Nebuchadnezzar's guard.  Daniel 2:14,15,24,25 .

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

1. King of Ellasar, and ally of Chedorlaomer,  Genesis 14:1 .

2. A captain of Nebuchadnezzar's guard,  Daniel 2:14 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 14:1 Daniel 2:14-25

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ar´i - ok  : (אריוך , 'aryōkh ):

(1) The name of the vassal king of Ellasar, under Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Amraphel, king of Shinar (Babylonia), who took part in the expedition against Sodom, Gomorrah and other states ( Genesis 14:1 ,  Genesis 14:9 ). Assyriologists generally, and probably rightly, identify Arioch with Êri-Aku (which see), king of Larsa, Ellasar being for Al-Larsa (now Sinqāra in central Babylonia).

Texts Referring to the Reign of Arioch

For an account of the expedition see Amraphel , and for the Babylonian texts bearing upon the reign, see Eri-Aku . In  Genesis 14:1 ,  Genesis 14:9 , where the names of the allied kings who marched against the Cities of the Plain are given, that of Arioch follows his more immediate suzerain, Amraphel, and not Chedorlaomer, who, however, appears to have been the real overlord ( Genesis 14:4 ), which agrees with the indications of the Bah records. No details of the expedition are available from Babylonian sources. Besides Larsa, Êri-Aku's inscriptions inform us that Ur ( Muqayyar , Mugheir ) was in the principality of which Larsa was the capital.

(2) The Arioch of  Daniel 2:14 ,  Daniel 2:25 was captain of the bodyguard of King Nebuchadnezzar. Nothing else is known about him except that it was he who was commanded to slay the "wise men" who failed to repeat to the king his dream and its interpretation; and who communicated to his royal master that Daniel had undertaken the task.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Arsyok', אִרְיוֹךְ , from the Sanscrit Arjaka, Venerable, or perhaps from the Heb. אֲרִי , A Lion; Sept. Ἀριώχ [v. r. in Daniel Ἀριώχης , in Tob. Εἰριώχ ], Josephus Ἀρίουχος , Ant. 1, 9, 1; Ἀρίουχος , Ant. 10: 10, 2), the name of two men and one place.

1. A king of Ellasar, confederate with Chedorlaomer against Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 14:1;  Genesis 14:9), B.C. cir. 2080 (Jour. Sac. Lit. Jan. 1862). (See Lot).

2. The captain of the royal guard at the court of Babylon, into whose charge Daniel and his fellow youths were committed ( Daniel 2:14). B.C. 604.

3. A "plain" of the Elymaeans (? Persians), mentioned in the apocryphal book of Judith (1, 6) as furnishing aid to Arphaxad in his contest with Nebuchadnezzar; supposed by Grotius to mean the Oracana ( Ο᾿Ράκανα ) of Ptolemy (6, 2, 11), but more probably borrowed from the first of the above names (see Fritzsche, Handb. in loc.).