Marduk-apla-iddina II, Babylonian King Who Possibly Allied with King Hezekiah
Marduk-apla-iddina II, a minor Babylonian king, appears briefly in the Bible. He was a sufficiently strong enough leader to rule the independent city-state of Babylon in opposition to Assyria, the superpower of the day. He seized control of Babylon in 722 or 721 BC...
