History · 6 · Jehu and Elisha

Israel reduced to a rump state

In 732 BCE, Assyria annexed Aram and executed its king. It shrank Israel to Samaria and its surroundings and installed King Hoshea.

Step-by-step dismantling.

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Assyrian records show Judah was dutifully paying tribute at the same time.

Bible reference: 2 Kings 15:29–30

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 95

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