- 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, &c 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
The New Topical Text Book
Assyria
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.