This entry is for a Biblical Person, based on a historical interpretation of the bible. See biblical.htm for more details.

King Sargon of Assyria (Isa 20)1

M, #2232001

Names and Titles

Titled: King of Assyria (Sargon).1
Israel Under Foreign Rule

Assyrian Empire 722 BC

* Tiglath-Pileser III
* King Shalmaneser V of Assyria (2 Kings 17-18) (727 BC - 722 BC)
Captures Samaria in 722 BC
* King Sargon of Assyria (Isa 20) (722 BC - 705 BC)
* King Sennacherib of Assyria (2 Kings) (705 BC - 681 BC)
Move Capital to Nineveh

Babylonia
* King Nabopolassar of Babylon (626 BC - 605 BC)
Overthrows Assyrians
* King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (605 BC - 562 BC)
605 BC: Defeats Egyptian Control, Starts Deportations
597 BC: More Deportations
586 BC: Destruction of Jerusalem, Final Deportation
* Amel-Marduk
* Nebonidus
* King Belshazzar of Babylon

Persia, Middle East
* Darius the Mede (Danial)
* King Cyrus II "the Great" of Persia
* King Darius I (?) (522 BC - 486 BC)
* King Xerxes I (of Persia) (486 BC - 465 BC)
* Artazexex I (465 BC - 424 BC)

Greece, Europe Empore
* Alexander the Great (336-323)
336 BC: Rises to Power
332 BC: Captures Palinstine
323 BC: Empire Divides on Death

Egyptian (Ptolemaic) (320 BC - 200 BC)

Syrian (Seleucid)
200 BC: Artichus III Defeats Egyptians
175 BC: Antichus IV Epiphanes

Maccabaeus
166 BC: Judas Maccabaeus Revolts
160 BC: Jonathan

Hasmonean
142 BC: Become Semi-independent of Syrian control

Roman Control
63 BC.


Captivity
in 722 BCE King Shalmaneser V of Assyria (2 Kings 17-18) (and later King Sargon of Assyria (Isa 20)) took Israel, lead by King Hoshea of Israel into captivity 722 BCE. King Sargon of Assyria (Isa 20) became King of Assyria replacing King Shalmaneser V of Assyria (2 Kings 17-18).1

Child of King Sargon of Assyria (Isa 20)

Child

Scriptures (References)

Book VerseTitle
Book of Isaiah in the BibleIsaiah 20:1-6A Prophecy Against Egypt and Cush.
Last Edited16 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S3] International Bible Society, editor, The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984), Isa 20:1. Hereinafter cited as NIV.