Assyria Attacks Judah
701 b.c. During the reign of Hezekiah of Judah, Sennacherib of Assyria attacked cities along the western edge of Judah, and he sent officials to besiege… Read More »Assyria Attacks Judah
701 b.c. During the reign of Hezekiah of Judah, Sennacherib of Assyria attacked cities along the western edge of Judah, and he sent officials to besiege… Read More »Assyria Attacks Judah
722 b.c. During the reign of Hoshea of Israel, Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked Israel and made it a vassal kingdom. Later, however, Hoshea conspired against Assyria,… Read More »The Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites
733 b.c. King Ahaz of Judah, suffering attacks on all sides due to his refusal to join an alliance against Assyria, called upon Tiglath-pileser III (also… Read More »Assyria Captures Northern Israel
c. 740–732 b.c. As the Assyrian Empire expanded westward, Syria and Israel sought to compel Judah and the other nearby states to form an anti-Assyrian alliance.… Read More »Syria and Israel Attack Judah
c. 740 b.c. Looming over most of the latter history of the divided monarchy is the growing power and influence of Assyria. The resurgence of this… Read More »The Resurgence of Assyrian Influence
c. 875–430 b.c. Prophets had been a part of Israelite society since the days of Moses, but the complex political, religious, and social situations of the… Read More »Prophets of Israel and Judah
c. 767–753 b.c. A power vacuum created by Assyria’s attack and withdrawal from Syria allowed Jeroboam II of Israel and Azariah (also called Uzziah) of Judah… Read More »Resurgence during the Time of Azariah and Jeroboam II
c. 825–798 b.c. The Syrians under Hazael continued to plague Israel during Jehu’s reign, eventually capturing all of Gilead from Aroer on the Arnon River to… Read More »Syria Captures Gilead
841 b.c. Elisha fulfilled the Lord’s prophecy to Elijah by sending someone to Ramoth-gilead to anoint Jehu, one of Joram’s commanders, as king of Israel. Jehu… Read More »Jehu Executes Judgment
853, 848 b.c. When King Ahab of Israel died, King Mesha of Moab seized the opportunity to throw off the yoke of tribute imposed on his… Read More »Moab, Edom, and Libnah Revolt
c. 853 b.c. The book of 2 Kings recounts events in Israel and Judah from the death of Ahab to the exile of Israel and Judah.… Read More »Israel and Judah in 2 Kings
Ahab’s reign was marked by repeated conflict with Ben-hadad of Syria. Ben-hadad’s poor military organization accounted for his failed siege of Samaria, and Ahab defeated… Read More »Ahab’s Wars with Syria