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Sennacherib's campaign in Judah

Sennacherib
King of Assyria, Babylonia, Akkad and Sumer
ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܒܒܠ ܘܐܟܕ ܘܫܘܡܪ
Malkā d-ʾĀṯūr w-Bāḇēl w-Akkad w-Šūmēr
Sennacherib.jpg
Sennacherib during his Babylonian war, relief from his palace in Nineveh
Reign 705–681 BCE
Predecessor Sargon II
Successor Esarhaddon
Born ca. 740 BC
Kalhu
Died 681 BCE
Nineveh
Spouse Tašmētu-šarrat
Naqī'ā/Zakūtu
Issue Aššur-nādin-šumi
Aššur-ilī-muballissu
Arda-Mulišši (Adrammelech)
Aššur-šumu-ušabši
Nergal-MU-...
Nabu-šarru-uṣur (Sharezer)
Aššur-aḥa-iddina (Esarhaddon)
Dynasty Sargonid dynasty
Father Sargon II
Mother Ra'īmā
Sennacherib's campaign in Judah
Part of Sennacherib's campaigns
Lachishsiege1.PNG
Lachish relief showing the siege of Lachish.
Date 701 BCE
Location Judah
Result Judah remains an Assyrian vassal kingdom.
Belligerents
Menora Titus.jpg Kingdom of Judah
Supported by
Kushite empire 700bc.jpg Kushite Egypt
Map of Assyria.png Neo-Assyrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Menora Titus.jpg King Hezekiah
Menora Titus.jpg Isaiah Ben-Amotz
Menora Titus.jpg Eliakim Ben-Hilkiah
Menora Titus.jpg Joahe Ben-Asaph
Menora Titus.jpg Shebna
Supported by
Kushite empire 700bc.jpg Taharqa
Map of Assyria.png Sennacherib
Map of Assyria.png Rabshakeh
Map of Assyria.png Rabsaris
Map of Assyria.png Tartan
Strength
Unknown Over 185,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Many killed
200,150 Jews exiled,
46 walled cities and many other towns destroyed

Sennacherib (Akkadian: Sîn-ahhī-erība, "Sîn has replaced the brothers"; Syriac: ܣܝܢܚܪܝܒ‎, translit. Sīnḥārīḇ; Hebrew: סַנְחֵרִיבpronounced in Modern Hebrew [/sanχeːˈʁiv/] or in some Mizrahi dialects [/sanħeːˈʁiv]) was the king of Assyria from 705 BCE to 681 BCE. He is principally remembered for his military campaigns against Babylon and Judah, and for his building programs - most notably at the Akkadian capital of Nineveh. He was assassinated in obscure circumstances in 681 BCE, apparently by his eldest son (his designated successor, Esarhaddon, was the youngest).

The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called "Babylonian problem", the refusal of the Babylonians to accept Assyrian rule, culminating in his destruction of the city in 689 BCE. Further campaigns were carried out in Syria (notable for being recorded in the Bible's Books of Kings,) in the mountains east of Assyria, against the kingdoms of Anatolia and against the Arabs in the northern Arabian deserts. His death was welcomed in Babylon as divine punishment for the destruction of that city.

He was also a notable builder: it was under him that Assyrian art reached its peak. His building projects included the beautification of Nineveh, a canal 50 km long to bring water to the city, and the "Palace Without Rival", which included what may have been the prototype of the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, or even the actual Hanging Gardens.


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