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sackbut: a Syrian stringed harp type of musical instrument in a triangular shape

Sargon I.also known as Sargon the Great, ruler of Assyria, reigned about B.C.E. 2335-2279, He was an Akkadian king who for the first time in Mesopotamian history united the ancient lands of Sumer and Akkad, in present-day Iraq and Syria. Little is known of Sargon's early life.

In the Hebrew language, Sargon was Sharru-kin.(Isaiah 20:1).of Assyria, meaning 'legitimate king'.

After founding the city Agade in northern Sumer, Sargon conquered all of Mesopotamia.(parts of present-day Iraq, Syria and Turkey), including Sumer and parts of northern Syria and Elam.(in present-day Iran). They worshiped a sun God and they lived by written laws.

The Akkadian dynasty gained control of the entire country in B.C.E. 24th century and the land became known as Sumer and Akkad. Although the region fell to northern invaders about B.C.E. 2200, Mesopotamia remained the center of western Asian civilization until B.C.E. 6th century. The book.King of Battle, deals with the military expedition to Anatolia.(the Asian part of Turkey synonymous with Asia Minor).led by Sargon I.
 


Sargon II, ruler of Assyria; the greatest of the Assyrian kings back then. He was Shalmaneser's successor, reigning B.C.E. 722-705. What did the name Sargon mean?

In the Assyrian inscriptions thus writes:."Samaria I looked at, I captured; 27,280 men.(and their families).who dwelt in it I carried away; I appointed a governor over them and continued the tribute of the former people"

Sargon II in the inscriptions describes his transporting prisoners from Babylon to."the land of the Hittites".in the region of Samaria:.2Kings 17:24.

Sargon II expanded the empire of Assyria from the heart of Mesopotamia to Israel and present day eastern Turkey.

Sargon II ascended the throne in somewhat obscure circumstances and chose the name Sargon, meaning 'legitimate ruler' hearkening.back to the ancient.glory of Sargon I, who ruled from about B.C.E. 2335 to 2279.

From B.C.E. 9th to the 7th century, Babylonia's northern neighbor, Assyria gained much territory under Ashirnasirpur II and his successors.

Most important of these later countries was Babylonia, which was ruled as Chaldea from B.C.E. 7th to the 6th century.

Nebuchadnezzer II, almost two thousand years later, the Chaldean dynasty's most powerful ruler, conquered Jerusalem and deported the Israelites in B.C.E. 586, beginning an important period in history known as the Babylonian Captivity:.2Chronicles 36:6,7. This captivity was one of the many that Israel and Judah was sent into.(2Chronicles 36:10).by God. They just couldn't see God's way was better than the way they wanted to go:.Proverbs 14:12. They didn't know God as their forefathers did, didn't want to know anything about the true God and kicked God out of their lives:.Jeremiah 44:16,17.

Sargon II integrated.Babylonia into the Assyrian Empire and put a forced tribute upon a long series of rulers, including King Midas of Phrygia.(known in Western legend as Midas of the Golden Touch).and the pharaoh of Egypt. Having consolidated his hold on much of the Middle East, Sargon began to build a new capital, Dur Sharrukin.(meaning, Fortress of Sargon).on a small stream that runs into the Tigris River from the east. Today Dur Sharrukin is the city of Khorsabad in northern Iraq.

Not long before the capital was to be completed, Sargon led his armies in battle, probably against the Cimmerians, in the land of Tabal in the Taurus Mountains in present-day southern Turkey. There, at the height of his power, he was abruptly killed in battle. Succeeded by his son Sennacherib, Sargon created an empire that lasted nearly a century after his death.....comprised with Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


-Shallum: son of Jabesh who treacherously.usurped the evil Zachariah.in order to become 14th king of Israel, B.C.E. 772:.2Kings 15:10.

He reigned only one month.(2Kings 15:13), when evil Menahem son of Gadi killed him in Samaria and became king in his stead:.2Kings 15:14-19.

Shallum being slain, illustrates.the retributive law:.Matthew 26:52.

There was another king of Israel also called Shallum. And even yet another, this Shallum being king of Judah.

And there were other Shallums listed in the Bible who were not kings, one example of the many more is:.Numbers 26:49 "Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites. Of Shillem.(also called Shallum), the family of the Shillemites.".This Shallum was a son of Naphtali.

Please see 'Shallum' in one of the Bible dictionaries for the rest of them, if interested.

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