Sargon II was the last of three Assyrian kings to attack the Northern Tribes (Kingdom of Israel) 732 - 722 BC. He succeeded his older brother, Shalmaneser V, and was himself succeeded by his son Sennacherib, the most prominently mentioned Assyrian king in the...
Shalmaneser V was the second of three Assyrian kings to attack the Northern Tribes (Kingdom of Israel) 732 - 722 BC. He succeeded his father, Tiglath-Pileser III (sometimes called "Pul" in the Bible). He reigned only five years, 727 - 722 BC, before he...