- Chronology According to the Assyrian Inscriptions.
The following dates, as given by Sayce from the Assyrian Inscriptions, may be compared with
those in Ussher's Chronology: —
B.C.
858-823..Shalman-eser II., king of Assyria,
succeeded his father assur-natsir-
pal. His long reign was one
continuous history of campaigns
against his neighbors, his chief
object of attack being the growing
power of Damascus.
853..Ahab, son of Omri, as ally of
Damascus against Shalmaneser (1
Kings 20:34). In the time of Ahab
the Assyrians first became
acquainted with the kingdom of
Israel. Samaria was ever afterwards
called by them Beth-Omri."
851..Death of Ahab
850..Shalmaneser's second campaign
against Hadadezer.
843..Hadadezer murdered by Hazael, king
of Syria (2 Kings 13:22).
841..Jehu pays tribute to Assyria.
840..Shalmaneser's campaign against
Hazael proved disastrous to the
Syrians.
840..Shalmaneser's campaign against
Hazael proved disastrous to the
Syrians.
843..Shalmaneser's campaign against
"Hazael of the country of Damascus," and
captured four of his cities, after
which he made no further
incursions into the west.
823..Samas-Rimmon II. on the Assyrian
throne.
810-781..rimmon-nirarl, grandson of
Shalmaneser, ascended the throne.
804..Damascus taken by the Assyrians
and reduced to a condition of
vassalage.
781..Shalmaneser III. ascends the throne of
Assyria.
773..Assyrian campaign against
Damascus.
771..Assur-dab III, becomes king of
Assyria
756..Jotham made regent with his father
Uzziah.
753..Assur-nirari king of Assyria
B.C.
745..The first Assyrian empire came to an
end "partly through the attacks of
its Armenian neighbors. The last
representative (Assurnirari) of the
old dynasty died or was slain in
the same year. Pulu (Pul), a military
captain of obscure origin, seized
the vacant throne." He founded the
second Assyrian empire, taking the
name of Tiglath-pileser (III.), after
the name of one of the most famous
monarchs of the older dynasty some
four centuries before.
743-40..Tiglath-pileser II. wars against
Hamath, Submission of Uzziah.
742..Uzziah sends help to Hamath.
741..Death of Jotham and accession of
Ahaz.
738..Azariah (= Uzziah) defeated by
Tiglath-pileser, who exacts tribute
from Menahem of Samaria and Rezin
of Damascus.
734..Damascus besieged by the Assyrians.
The tribes beyond Jordan are
carried away captive. Jehoahaz of
Judah becomes a vassal of Tiglath-
pileser.
732..Damascus taken and Rezin slain.
729..Pekah put to death. Hoshea ascends
the throne.
728..Ulula of Tinu, a usurper, takes the
name of Shalman-eser (IV.) (2 Kings
17:3), and ascends the Assyrian
throne.
723..Samaria besieged by Shalmaneser V.
The siege lasted three years.
722..On the death of Shalmaneser one of
his captains, a soldier of fortune,
seized the vacant throne, and took
the name of Sargon.
721..Merodach-baladan of Chaldea
conquers Babylon.