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 | | The Assyrians established "merchant colonies" in Anatolia, e.g., at Kültepe circa 1920 BC – 1840 BC and 1798 BC – 1740 BC. |
 | | He also invaded Syria (2 Kings 17:5), but was deposed in favour of Sargon the Tartan, or commander-in-chief of the army, who took Samaria after a siege of three years, and so put an end to the kingdom of Israel, carrying the people away into captivity, 722 BC (2 Kings 17:1–6, 24; 18:7, 9). |
 | | In 727 BC the Babylonians threw off the rule of the Assyrians, under the leadership of the powerful Chaldean prince Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12), who, after twelve years, was subdued by Sargon, who now reunited the kingdom, and ruled over a vast empire. |
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