The campaign was launched in 701 B.C., when Sennacherib was king of Assyria and Hezekiah was king of Judaea. Sennacherib launched the campaign because he considered Hezekiah a vassal king who ...

Archaeologists uncovered how King Sennacherib’s army built the massive siege ramp that allowed them to defeat the ... year of King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched against all ...

The Assyrian king claims to have received tribute from King Hezekiah of Judah, although the extent of the ... He ended up as a meager, tributary ruler, eternally shadowed by his defeat. Due to the ...

As part of unifying the empire under its new ruler King Sennacherib, the Assyrians moved to quash rebellions by states in the region, including the Kingdom of Judah then ruled by King Hezekiah.

By the 14th year of Hezekiah’s reign, Assyria had captured all the cities of Judah except Jerusalem. The strategic plan of the Assyrian authority detailed actions that must be taken to defeat ...

The only way I see this might have occurred is through the tunnels of the water supply network, such as the one Hezekiah is said ... during the campaign of the Assyrians to Pelusium, that should ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. More than a ...

The site reveals significant changes in the Judahite administration during King Hezekiah’s reign, specifically in the aftermath of the Assyrian campaign that followed Judah’s rebellion.