King of Assyria, was invited by Ahaz king of Judah to aid him against the kings of Syria and Israel, 2 Kings 16:7-10 . This he did, but exacted also a heavy tribute from Ahaz, so as to distress him without helping him, 2 Chronicles 28:20-21 . From the kingdom of Israel, also, he carried off the inhabitants of many cities captive, and placed them in various parts of his kingdom, B. C. 740,1 Chronicles 5:26 2 Kings 15:29 , thus fulfilling unconsciously the predictions of Isaiah, Isaiah 7:17 8:4 . He is supposed to be meant by Jareb, the pleader, in Hosea 5:13 10:6 . He reigned nineteen years at Nineveh, and was succeeded by his son Shalmaneser.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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