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• We next have the Assyrian kings Ashur-Dan III (773-756 B.C.) and Ashur-Nirari V (755-745 B.C.) before coming to Tiglath-Pileser III, known as Pul in the Bible. (Pul is a shortened form of Pileser). Pul is contemporary with the Israelite kings Pekah, Pekahiah, Jotham and Ahaz.
• Next, there is king Shalmaneser V (727-722 B.C.) who is contemporary with king Hoshea and king Ahaz of Israel.
• Finally, there is king Sargon II of Assyria (722-705 B.C.) before coming to the famous (or infamous) Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.). The fall of Samaria, the end of the northern kingdom, happened in 723 B.C., when the Assyrian army brought an end to the ten northern tribes, leaving only Judah to stand alone against a sea of conquered nations and peoples.