PALESTINE. EGYPT. ISRAEL. 734. Deportation of Israelites by the Assyrians (2 Kings xv. 29). 730-722. Hoshea, son of Elah; vassal of Shalmaneser IV. 722. After a three years' siege Samaria taken, the people carried captive, and the kingdom at an end. JUDAH. pays About 728. Founding 732. Ahaz court to Tiglath-Pileser at Damascus, and sends to Urija the model of an altar (2 Kings xvi. of the Twenty-fifth (Ethiopian) Dynasty by Sabako 727-699. Hezekiah. (till 717). Reform of religion : wars against Philistines (2 Kings xviii.). 10). 714? Sickness of Hezekiah. Embassy of Merodach - baladan from Babylon (2 Kings xx.). 705. Revolt of Hezekiah from Sennacherib ; his league with Egypt-Ethiopia. 701. Sennacherib in his campaign against 701. An Egyptian Egypt lays waste Judah, captures forty-six towns, army coming to the relief threatens Jerusalem from Lachish. Hezekiah of Palestine is defeated by 688-681. Elam. 700. Sennacherib puts down the Babylonian rising, and makes his son Assurnadin-shum king (699694). 694. Advance of Elam into Babylon. Under their protection a Babylonian king appointed (693). 689. Sennacherib takes Babylon and destroys it. Babylon in ruins, 688-681. Sennacherib, now free to turn to the West, makes his unfortunate expedition against Tirhaka of The Babylonian party in Egypt, taking in Arabia and Assyria compel Sennacherib Palestine. to nominate his son Esar681. Sennacherib mur- haddon (by a Babylonian dered by his son Shar-etir-wife) as his successor on assur, who is driven out by the throne, and governor of Babylon. Esarhaddon 681-668. Esarhaddon. 681-668. Efforts to subdue Egypt and rebuilds Babylon. Arabia, and so to open the trade route by the Red Sea 676. Sidon destroyed and made an Assyrian province. Between 670 Shamash-shum- and 660 the Cim his son Assurbanipal as co-ukin, brother of Assur-merians pressed regent and future king. He banipal appointed King of back by Scythians goes in person against Egypt, Babylon, under Assyrian from Armenia toand dies by the way. protection. wards Asia Minor. offers submission and tribute, but refuses to Sennacherib at Altaku. deliver up the city. Either then, or as others Ekron plundered. suppose about 681 (see Assyria), the army of Sennacherib was smitten by plague, and the 698-643. Manasseh, vassal of Assyria. Corruption of worship and introduction of heathen rites. 691-668. Tirhaka. His plans with regard to Palestine never carried out. Sennacherib's attack, shortly before 681, turned aside. 674. Assyrian attack on Egypt unsuccessful. 668. Tirhaka returns, is driven out, and dies 667. ASSYRIA. 668-626. Assurbanipal (the Sardanapalus of the Greeks). BABYLONIA. PHOENICIA AND 625-606. 648. Babylon subdued. Death of Shamash-shumukin. 647-626. Assurbanipal as Kandalanu, King of 628. The Scy Assurbanipal's 625-605. The Chal-thians penetrate two successors Assur-itur-ili dæan Nabopolassar seizes into Western Asia. and Sin-shar-iskun. League the throne. Chaldæan with the Scythians. Dynasty. League with 606. Nineveh destroyed by the Medes. PALESTINE. EGYPT. 643-641. Amon killed by conspirators (2 Kings xxi. 19). In 640-609. Josiah raised to the throne. 623 great Reformation; law book discovered in the Temple. 608. Josiah slain at battle of Megiddo. His son Jehoahaz, after three months, deposed by Necho and taken to Egypt. 608-597. Jehoiakim (formerly Eliakim) set on the throne by Necho; vassal of Egypt. 667. His successor, Tanut-Ammon, once more takes possession of Egypt, but is driven out, and twenty-two provincial kings set up in Egypt, under Assyrian control. After 660. Psammetichus I., son of Necho, shakes off the Assyrian domination and puts to an end the so-called Dodec archy. 609-594. Necho II. Scheme of a canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea not being successful, Necho plans the opening up of a land route to the Persian Gulf by the subjugation of Syria and Babylon. 608. Necho proceeds to Palestine by sea, and at the battle of Megiddo defeats the Phoenician governors and vassals of Assyria, among whom is Josiah, and so is master of Syria. |