JUDAH ASSYRIA
BCE BCE
|----------------------------- 727
727 ----------------------------| SHALMANESER
HEZEKIAH |----------------------------- 726
726 ----------------------------| (2nd)
(2nd) |----------------------------- 725
725 ----------------------------| (3rd)
(3rd) |----------------------------- 724
724 ----------------------------| (Siege of Samaria begins)
(4th; 7th of Hoshea |----------------------------- 723
723 ----------------------------| (5th)
(5th) |----------------------------- 722
722 ----------------------------| SARGON II (Samaria falls)
(6th; 9th of Hoshea) |----------------------------- 721
721 ----------------------------| (2nd; battle with Elam)
(7th) |------------ ---------------- 720
720 ----------------------------| (3rd; battle with Egypt)
(8th) |----------------------------- 719
719 ----------------------------| (4th; defeat of Urartu)
(9th) |----------------------------- 718
718 ----------------------------| (5th; defeat of Tabal)
(10th) |----------------------------- 717
717 ----------------------------| (6th; defeat of Khati)
(11th) |----------------------------- 716
716 ----------------------------| (7th; war with Sabaco)
(12th) |----------------------------- 715
715 ----------------------------| (8th; defeat of Medes)
|----------------------------- 714
(13th) | (9th; defeat of Rusas)
|
714 ----------------------------|
|
(14th of Hezekiah; plot |
by Merodach-Baladan; |----------------------------- 713
Isaiah predicts death) |
| (10th; defeat of Ashdod)
713 ----------------------------|
(15th, 1st of |----------------------------- 712
15 more years | (11th; war with Merodach-Baladin)
712 ----------------------------|
(16th, 2nd) |----------------------------- 711
711 ----(17th, 3rd)-------------|__ _(12th)___________________ 710
710 ----(18th, 4th)-------------|____(13th)___________________ 709
709 ----------------------------| (14th; Merodach-Baladin
| defeated)
(19th, 5th) |----------------------------- 708
708 ----------------------------| (15th)
(20th, 6th) |----------------------------- 707
707 ----(21st, 7th)-------------|____(16th)___________________ 706
706 ----------------------------| (17th; Dur-Sharrakin built)
(22nd, 8th) |----------------------------- 705
705 ----------------------------| SENNACHERIB (Sargon killed)
(23rd, 9th) |----------------------------- 704
704 ----------------------------| (2nd)
(24th, 10th) |----------------------------- 703
703 ----(25th, 11th)------------|____(3rd)____________________ 702
702 ----(26th, 12th)------------|____(4th)____________________ 701
701 ----------------------------| (5th; siege of Jerusalem)
(27th, 13th) |----------------------------- 700
700 ----(28th, 14th)------------|____(6th)____________________ 699
699 ----------------------------|
(29th, 15th of 15 years;|----------------------------- 698
Hezekiah dies |
698 ----------------------------|
(Data for Sargon II taken from History of Egypt by G. Maspero)
FIGURE XI