King Hoshea of Israel attempts, with encouragement…
729 BCE to 718 BCE
King Hoshea of Israel attempts, with encouragement by Egypt, to rid his country of Assyrian rule (2 Kings 17).
In response, Assyrian forces, personally led by Shalmaneser V, invade Israel in 724 via Bit-Adini to besiege the capital city of Samaria and …