Kings of Assyria
Assyrian monarchs who appear in Scripture as instruments of judgment on Israel and Judah.
5 profiles tagged Kings of Assyria.
Esarhaddon
King of Assyria who succeeded Sennacherib after his assassination
King of Assyria who succeeded his father Sennacherib and participated in the resettlement of foreign peoples into the northern kingdom of Israel.
Rabshakeh
Assyrian official who mocked King Hezekiah and defied God during the siege of Jerusalem
A high-ranking Assyrian military official and psychological warfare strategist who served King Sennacherib during the siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC.
Sennacherib
King of Assyria who invaded Judah and was defeated by divine intervention before Jerusalem
The powerful King of Assyria during the Divided Monarchy who invaded Judah, besieged Jerusalem, and was ultimately assassinated by his own sons.
Shalmaneser
King of Assyria who besieged Samaria and ended the Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian king who subdued King Hoshea of Israel and laid siege to Samaria, leading to the Northern Kingdom's collapse.
Tiglath-pileser
King of Assyria who initiated the first major deportations of the northern kingdom of Israel
The king of Assyria during the Divided Monarchy whose military campaigns initiated the first major deportations of the northern kingdom of Israel.