ASSYRIA: - Antiquity and origin of Ge 10:8-11 - Situated beyond the Euphrates Isa 7:20 - Watered by the river Tigris Ge 2:14 - CALLED . The land of Nimrod Mic 5:6 . Shinar Ge 11:2; 14:1 . Asshur Ho 14:3 - Nineveh, chief city of Ge 10:11; 2Ki 19:36 - Governed by kings 2Ki 15:19,29 - CELEBRATED FOR . Fertility 2Ki 18:32; Isa 36:17 . Extent of conquests 2Ki 18:33-35; 19:11-13; Isa 10:9-14 . Extensive commerce Eze 27:23,24 - Idolatry, the religion of 2Ki 19:37 - AS A POWER, WAS . Most formidable Isa 28:2 . Intolerant and oppressive Na 3:19 . Cruel and destructive Isa 10:7 . Selfish and reserved Ho 8:9 . Unfaithful, 2Ch 28:20,21 . Proud and haughty 2Ki 19:22-24; Isa 10:8 . An instrument of God's vengeance Isa 7:18,19; 10:5,6 - Chief men of, described Eze 23:6,12,23 - Armies of, described Isa 5:26-29 - PUL KING OF . Invaded Israel 2Ki 15:19 . Brought off by Menahem 2Ki 15:19,20 - TIGLATHPILESER KING OF . Ravaged Israel 2Ki 15:29 . Asked to aid Ahaz against Syria 2Ki 16:7,8 . Took money from Ahaz, but strengthened him not 2Ch 28:20,21 . Conquered Syria 2Ki 16:9 - SHALMANESER KING OF . Reduced Israel to tribute 2Ki 17:3 . Was conspired against by Hoshea 2Ki 17:4 . Imprisoned Hoshea 2Ki 17:4 . Carried Israel captive 2Ki 17:5,6 . Re-peopled Samaria from Assyria 2Ki 17:24 - SENNACHERIB KING OF . Invaded Judah 2Ki 18:13 . Bought off by Hezekiah 2Ki 18:14-16 . Insulted and threatened Judah 2Ki 18:17-32; 19:10-13 . Blasphemed the Lord 2Ki 18:33-35 . Prayed against by Hezekiah 2Ki 19:14-19 . Reproved for pride and blasphemy 2Ki 19:12-34; Isa 37:21-29 . His army destroyed by God 2Ki 19:35 . Assassinated by his sons 2Ki 19:36 - Condemned for oppressing God's people Isa 52:4 - Manasseh taken captive to 2Ch 33:11 - The re-peopling of Samaria from, completed by Asnappar Ezr 4:10 - Idolatry
of, brought into Samaria 2Ki 17:29 - Judah condemned for trusting to Jer 2:18,36 - Israel condemned for trusting to Ho 5:13; 7:11; 8:9 - The Jews condemned for following the idolatries of Eze 16:28; 23:5,7-49 - The greatness, extent, duration, and fall, illustrated Eze 31:3-17 - PREDICTIONS RESPECTING . Conquest of the Kenites by Nu 24:22 . Conquest of Syria by Isa 8:4 . Conquest and captivity of Israel by Isa 8:4; Ho 9:3; 10:6; 11:5 . Invasion of Judah by Isa 5:26; 7:17-20; 8:8; 10:5,6,12 . Restoration of Israel from Isa 27:12,13; Ho 11:11; Zec 10:10 . Destruction of Isa 10:12-19; 14:24,25; 30:31-33; 31:8,9; Zec 10:11 . Participation in the blessings of the gospel Isa 19:23-25; Mic 7:12