What the records say
- When
- 701 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.77° N, 35.21° E
- Description
- siege
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
Conflict between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah, c. 701 BC
The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem was an aborted siege of Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah, carried out by Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The siege concluded Sennacharib's campaign in the Levant, in which he attacked the fortified cities and devastated the countryside of Judah in a campaign of subjugation. Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem, but did not capture it.
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