Assyria
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- Alliances With, Sought by Judah and Israel
- An Empire Founded by Nimrod
- Antiquity and Origin of
- Armies of, Described
- Army of, Destroyed by the Angel of the Lord
- As a Power, Was: An Instrument of God's Vengeance
- As a Power, Was: Cruel and Destructive
- As a Power, Was: Intolerant and Oppressive
- As a Power, Was: Most Formidable
- As a Power, Was: Proud and Haughty
- As a Power, Was: Selfish and Reserved
- As a Power, Was: Unfaithful
- Called: Asshur
- Called: Shinar
- Called: The Land of Nimrod
- Celebrated For: Extensive Commerce
- Celebrated For: Extent of Conquests
- Celebrated For: Fertility
- Chief Men of, Described
- Commerce of
- Condemned for Oppressing God's People
- Governed by Kings
- Idolatry of, Brought Into Samaria
- Idolatry, the Religion of
- Invaded by Pharaoh-Necho
- Israel Condemned for Trusting To
- Israelites Carried Captive Into
- Israelites Subject To
- It Extended from East of the Tigris
- Its Armies Invade the Land of Israel Under Pul
- Jews Carried Captive To
- Judah Condemned for Trusting To
- Manasseh Taken Captive To
- Nineveh, Chief City of
- Possibly to Egypt
- Predictions Respecting: Conquest and Captivity of Israel By
- Predictions Respecting: Conquest of Syria By
- Predictions Respecting: Conquest of the Kenites By
- Predictions Respecting: Destruction of
- Predictions Respecting: Invasion of Judah By
- Predictions Respecting: Participation in the Blessings of the Gospel
- Predictions Respecting: Restoration of Israel From
- Productiveness of
- Prophecies Concerning
- Prophecies of Captivity of Israelites In
- Pul King of Brought off by Menahem
- Pul King of Invaded Israel
- Sennacherib
- Sennacherib King of Assassinated by his Sons
- Sennacherib King of Blasphemed the Lord
- Sennacherib King of Bought off by Hezekiah
- Sennacherib King of His Army Destroyed by God
- Sennacherib King of Insulted and Threatened Judah
- Sennacherib King of Invaded Judah
- Sennacherib King of Prayed Against by Hezekiah
- Sennacherib King of Reproved for Pride and Blasphemy
- Shalmaneser
- Shalmaneser King of Carried Israel Captive
- Shalmaneser King of Imprisoned Hoshea
- Shalmaneser King of Reduced Israel to Tribute
- Shalmaneser King of Re-Peopled Samaria from Assyria
- Shalmaneser King of Was Conspired Against by Hoshea
- Situated Beyond the Euphrates
- The Greatness, Extent, Duration, and Fall, Illustrated
- The Jews Condemned for Following the Idolatries of
- The Re-Peopling of Samaria From, Completed by Asnappar
- Tiglath
- Tiglathpileser King of Asked to Aid Ahaz Against Syria
- Tiglathpileser King of Conquered Syria
- Tiglathpileser King of Ravaged Israel
- Tiglathpileser King of Took Money from Ahaz, but Strengthened Him Not
- Watered by the River Tigris
Alliances With, Sought by Judah and Israel
- Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
An Empire Founded by Nimrod
- Genesis 10:8–12 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. …
- Micah 5:6 And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
Antiquity and Origin of
- Genesis 10:8–11 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. …
Armies of, Described
- Isaiah 5:26–29 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold— how speedily and swiftly they come! …
Army of, Destroyed by the Angel of the Lord
- Isaiah 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
As a Power, Was: An Instrument of God's Vengeance
- Isaiah 7:18–19 On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria. …
- Isaiah 10:5–6 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. …
As a Power, Was: Cruel and Destructive
- Isaiah 10:7 But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
As a Power, Was: Intolerant and Oppressive
- Nahum 3:19 There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
As a Power, Was: Most Formidable
- Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
As a Power, Was: Proud and Haughty
- 2 Kings 19:22–24 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! …
- Isaiah 10:8 “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
As a Power, Was: Selfish and Reserved
- Hosea 8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
As a Power, Was: Unfaithful
- 2 Chronicles 28:20–21 Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him. …
Called: Asshur
- Hosea 14:3 Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Called: Shinar
- Genesis 11:2 And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
- Genesis 14:1 In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
Called: The Land of Nimrod
- Micah 5:6 And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
Celebrated For: Extensive Commerce
- Ezekiel 27:23–24 Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad. …
Celebrated For: Extent of Conquests
- 2 Kings 18:33–35 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? …
- 2 Kings 19:11–13 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? …
- Isaiah 10:9–14 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? …
Celebrated For: Fertility
- 2 Kings 18:32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own— a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey— so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he …
- Isaiah 36:17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own— a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
Chief Men of, Described
- Ezekiel 23:6 clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
- Ezekiel 23:12 She too lusted after the Assyrians — governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
- Ezekiel 23:23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them— all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
Commerce of
- Ezekiel 27:23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
Condemned for Oppressing God's People
- Isaiah 52:4 For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
Governed by Kings
- 2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
- 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
Idolatry of, Brought Into Samaria
- 2 Kings 17:29 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.
Idolatry, the Religion of
- 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Invaded by Pharaoh-Necho
- 2 Kings 23:29 During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
Israel Condemned for Trusting To
- Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
- Hosea 7:11 So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove — calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Hosea 8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
Israelites Carried Captive Into
- 2 Kings 17:3–23 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. …
Israelites Subject To
- Lamentations 5:6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
It Extended from East of the Tigris
- Genesis 2:14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
- Genesis 10:11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
Its Armies Invade the Land of Israel Under Pul
- 2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, …
Jews Carried Captive To
- 2 Kings 24:1 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
- 2 Kings 25:1 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5–21 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God. …
Judah Condemned for Trusting To
- Jeremiah 2:18 Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
- Jeremiah 2:36 How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
Manasseh Taken Captive To
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Nineveh, Chief City of
- Genesis 10:11 From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
- 2 Kings 19:36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Possibly to Egypt
- Genesis 25:18 Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Predictions Respecting: Conquest and Captivity of Israel By
- Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
- Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
- Hosea 10:6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
- Hosea 11:5 Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
Predictions Respecting: Conquest of Syria By
- Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
Predictions Respecting: Conquest of the Kenites By
- Numbers 24:22 Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”
Predictions Respecting: Destruction of
- Isaiah 10:12–19 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. …
- Isaiah 14:24–25 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. …
- Isaiah 30:31–33 For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. …
- Isaiah 31:8–9 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. …
- Zechariah 10:11 They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
Predictions Respecting: Invasion of Judah By
- Isaiah 5:26 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold— how speedily and swiftly they come!
- Isaiah 7:17–20 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah— He will bring the king of Assyria.” …
- Isaiah 8:8 It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
- Isaiah 10:5–6 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. …
- Isaiah 10:12 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
Predictions Respecting: Participation in the Blessings of the Gospel
- Isaiah 19:23–25 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. …
- Micah 7:12 On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
Predictions Respecting: Restoration of Israel From
- Isaiah 27:12–13 In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. …
- Hosea 11:11 They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 10:10 I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.
Productiveness of
- Isaiah 36:17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own— a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
Prophecies Concerning
- Isaiah 7:17–25 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah— He will bring the king of Assyria.” …
- Isaiah 8:4–10 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” …
- Isaiah 10:5–34 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. …
- Isaiah 14:24–28 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. …
- Isaiah 19:23–25 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. …
- Isaiah 20:1 Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
- Isaiah 30:27–33 Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. …
- Isaiah 31:8–9 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. …
- Isaiah 37:21–35 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, …
- Jeremiah 1:15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all …
- Ezekiel 31:1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Jonah 3:1–4 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: …
- Nahum 1:1 This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
- Nahum 2:1 One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
- Nahum 3:1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.
- Zephaniah 2:13–15 And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. …
- Zechariah 10:11 They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
Prophecies of Captivity of Israelites In
- Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
- Hosea 11:5 Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
- Hosea 11:11 They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
Pul King of Brought off by Menahem
- 2 Kings 15:19–20 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom. …
Pul King of Invaded Israel
- 2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
Sennacherib
- 2 Kings 18:13–37 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. …
- 2 Kings 19:1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 32:1 After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
- Isaiah 36:1 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
- Isaiah 37:1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Sennacherib King of Assassinated by his Sons
- 2 Kings 19:36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Sennacherib King of Blasphemed the Lord
- 2 Kings 18:33–35 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? …
Sennacherib King of Bought off by Hezekiah
- 2 Kings 18:14–16 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three …
Sennacherib King of His Army Destroyed by God
- 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Sennacherib King of Insulted and Threatened Judah
- 2 Kings 18:17–32 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of …
- 2 Kings 19:10–13 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. …
Sennacherib King of Invaded Judah
- 2 Kings 18:13 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
Sennacherib King of Prayed Against by Hezekiah
- 2 Kings 19:14–19 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. …
Sennacherib King of Reproved for Pride and Blasphemy
- 2 Kings 19:12–34 Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations— the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? …
- Isaiah 37:21–29 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, …
Shalmaneser
- 2 Kings 17:3–6 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. …
- 2 Kings 17:24–27 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. …
- 2 Kings 18:9–12 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. …
- Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
Shalmaneser King of Carried Israel Captive
- 2 Kings 17:5–6 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. …
Shalmaneser King of Imprisoned Hoshea
- 2 Kings 17:4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put …
Shalmaneser King of Reduced Israel to Tribute
- 2 Kings 17:3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
Shalmaneser King of Re-Peopled Samaria from Assyria
- 2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
Shalmaneser King of Was Conspired Against by Hoshea
- 2 Kings 17:4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put …
Situated Beyond the Euphrates
- Isaiah 7:20 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates— the king of Assyria— to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
The Greatness, Extent, Duration, and Fall, Illustrated
- Ezekiel 31:3–17 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. …
The Jews Condemned for Following the Idolatries of
- Ezekiel 16:28 Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
- Ezekiel 23:5 Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians — warriors
The Re-Peopling of Samaria From, Completed by Asnappar
- Ezra 4:10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.
Tiglath
- 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 5:6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, …
Tiglathpileser King of Asked to Aid Ahaz Against Syria
- 2 Kings 16:7–8 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” …
Tiglathpileser King of Conquered Syria
- 2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
Tiglathpileser King of Ravaged Israel
- 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
Tiglathpileser King of Took Money from Ahaz, but Strengthened Him Not
- 2 Chronicles 28:20–21 Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him. …
Watered by the River Tigris
- Genesis 2:14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.