Monday, January 23, 2006
This Day in Ancient History
On this day in 726 BC, the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser II dies, Shalmaneser becomes king and Hosea takes the opportunity to seize the throne of Israel. (See II Kings 15:29-30 and 17:1-6). It was the beginning of a new age in Assyria. Israel remained about the same.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:36 AM 
