This is the first distinct mention in Scripture of Assyria as an aggressive power. From native monuments, we learn that for more than a century Ass…

And. — As it stands, the verse begins abruptly. But the reading of the Septuagint restores the connection: In his days Pul the…

And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land. The land of Israel, he invaded it; a Jewish chronologer ^F21…

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy compared with the state of Israel. The im…