Body: | Adad-Nirari III, King of Assyria (810-783)
"Al Rimah Joash Conquest Stele" 796 BC: "Tribute from Joash the Samaritan"
2 Kings 13:1-5; 22-25
Adad-Nirari III (810 - 783 BC)
"The unknown deliverer"
2 Kings 13:5
"YHWH gave Israel
King Jehoahaz & Joash
(Israel)
a deliverer
King Adad-nirari III
(Assyria)
they escaped Aram"
King Ben Hadad III
(Aram)
Summary of conquests of Adad-nirari III in 796 BC that name Joash (Jehoash)
the Samaritan, Ben-Hadad III, Tyre, Sidon, Nergal-eris, Hindanu: 2 Kings
13:5
Al Rimah Joash Conquest Stele of Adad-nirari III: 796 BC
"To the god Adad, son of the god Anu, Adad-narari [III], king of Assyria, son of Samsi-Adad (V), son of Shalmaneser (III), I mustered my chariotry, troops, army. In one year I subdued the entire Amurru [Turkey] & Hatti [Syria, Israel]. I imposed tax & tribute of Mari [Ben-Hadad III], the Damascene. I received the tribute of Joash (Iu'asu), the Samaritan, (and) of the people of Tyre (and) Sidon. ... At that time I decreed for Nergal-eris, governor, the land of Hindanu." (Adad-Nirari III, Tel Al-Rimah Stele, 796 BC)
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Digging up Bible stories!
The Rimah Joash conquest stele confirms the story of where God delivered Israel out of the hand of Ben-Hadad III (son of Hazael), king of Aram in 2 Kings 13:5.
God sent Israel (Jehoahaz and Joash, Samaria)
a deliverer (Adad-nirari III, Assyria)
they escaped Aram (Ben Hadad III, Aram)
Detailed outline on Adad-Nirari III
"What we read in the book, we find in the ground"
Introduction:
The Rimah Joash Stele tells the exact story found in the Bible: 2
Kings 13:1-5; 24-25 that dates to 796 BC
First, Jehoahaz king of Israel was delivered in 799 BC by the
unknown deliverer (Adad-Nirari III) from under the bondage of Ben-Hadad III
of Aram.
Second, Joash king of Israel was delivered in 796 BC by this same
unknown deliverer (Adad-Nirari III).
The process took a few years but by 796 BC Ben-Hadad III was under
the complete control of Assyria, who extracted tribute from Joash king of
Israel in exchange for peace.
The Rimah Joash Stele (with the help of the Saba'a Stele and Hindanu
Stele) confirms the Bible as true history!
Infant Adad-nirari III coregent with his mother Semiramis:
Young Adad-nirari III becomes king of Assyria but his mother
"Semiramis" is coregent with him for 6 years.
We do not know how old he was when he became king, but the dynastic
father son transmission of kings was as strong in Assyria as it was in
Judah.
Here we have two kings (Joash of Judah and Adad-nirari III) who
ascended the throne as infants while their mothers (Athaliah, Semiramis)
ruled the kingdom for them for 6 years.
What is even more amazing is that they were king at the same period
of time with an overlapping governorship of 14 years.
This may have created an affinity between the Hebrews and Assyria as
the two child kings governed their parts of the world at the same time.
Joash king of Judah and Adad-nirari III were:
a. Both Infants when their fathers died
b. Both had coregent mothers (Athaliah, Semiramis)
c. Both had coregencies of 6 years
4. Summary of Adad-Nirari III's reign:
a. Six-year coregency with mother "Semiramis": 810-806 BC
b. First functioning year as sole monarch: 806 BC
c. 5th year of reign as sole monarch on Stele: 799 BC
d. 4 year Fulfilment of 2 Ki 13:5: 799 BC (Jehoahaz/Israel) - 796
BC (Joash/Israel)
e. Dies and his son Shalmaneser IV becomes king of Assyria
About the two Israeli kings:
Jehoahaz king of Israel 814-798 BC was made the promise of the
deliverer in 2 Ki 13:5
Joash (Jehoash) was king of Israel 798-782 BC who had continued back
and forth warfare with Ben-hadad III, king of Aram (son of Hazael).
Three times Joash defeated Ben-hadad III, each time recovering the
cities and territories of Samaria
First: 796 BC: Hazael, Ben-Hadad III's father, had taken the land of
Samaria but when Hazael died, Joash took back the land from his son
Ben-hadad III. This is in 796 BC when God sent a "deliverer" (Adad-nirari
III, king of Assyria) "Then Jehoahaz entreated the favor of the Lord, and
the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king
of Aram oppressed them. The Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they
escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived
in their tents as formerly." (2 Kings 13:4-5)
Second: Ben-hadad III attacks and recaptures Samaria for a time, but
Joash goes to war and recaptures it a second time.
Third: Ben-hadad III recaptures Samaria and Joash recovers it third
time.
It is the first deliverance of Samaria in 796 BC by Adad-nirari III,
king of Assyria that is recorded on these archeological stela:
Saba'a conquest stele
Omri-land conquest stele
Rimah Joash conquest stele
The Bible story of God saving Israel from Syrian through Adad-Nirair
in 797 BC: 2 Kings 13:4-5
Adad-nirari III is specifically but indirectly referenced in 2 Kings
13:5 as the "deliverer" sent by God to save Israel from Damascus.
The entire story is told here: 2 Kings 13:1-5; 24-25
The Saba'a Stele (with the help of the Hindanu Stele) confirms the
Bible as true history!
"Thereafter, Hazael savagely attacked Israel under Jehu, seizing
Transjordan (2 Ki. 10:32-33), and throughout the reign of Jehoahaz, c.
814/3-798 bc (2 Ki. 13:22). But temporary relief did occur; the
'deliverer' sent by God then (2 Ki. 13:5) may have been Adad-nirari III
of Assyria who intervened against Hazael" (The New Bible Dictionary, p 67,
1996 AD)
What you read in the book you find in the ground!
I. About the Rimah Conquest Stele: 796 BC
The Al-Rimah "Joash" stele is catalogued by Grayson #7: Assyrian
Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, A. Kirk Grayson, A.0.104.7, p 211,
1996 AD
"The Al-Rimah stele found in 1967 contains a reference to
"Joash, the Samarian" (compare 2 Kgs 13:10) and allows for the
possibility that Adad-Nirari III was the unnamed "savior" of Israel
mentioned in 2 Kgs 13:5." (Lexham Bible Dictionary, Adad-Nirari III, 2015
AD)
"The stele was discovered in an excellent state of preservation and
is now in the Iraq Museum. It measures 130 cm in height and 69 cm in width
at the base. The inscription has been collated from the published photos.
The erased portion (lines 13-21) is very difficult to decipher from the
photos and most readings must be regarded as uncertain, In particular there
is uncertainty about the numerals preceding kapranisu; I have followed
Page's decipherment, which, as she states, is based on reaching the correct
total in line 20." (Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC,
Adad-Nirari III, Tel Al-Rimah Stele, A.0.104.7, A. Kirk Grayson, p 210,
1996 AD)
Archeological excavation dig report was written by Stephanie Page: A
Stela of Adad-Nirari III and Nergal-Ereš from Tell Al Rimah, Stephanie
Page, Iraq 30, p 139-153, 1968 AD.
"The stela was discovered at Tell al Rimah where it stood in
'position inside the cella of a Late Assyrian shrine, set beside the
podium, a placing that is unparalleled among the find spots of other royal
stelae' (p. 139). It is dedicated ana Adad. See also now R. Borger, TUAT
1/4, p. 368. (Ancient Conquest Accounts: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern
and Biblical History Writing, K. Lawson Younger Jr., Vol. 98, p 122,
footnote 101, 1990 AD)
"This inscription has been identified as a 'summary
inscription'. It telescopes all the wars in the west into one 'single
year'-a figure also employed in the Sheikh Hammad stela. A similar figure
of quick victory in 'one single year', or even 'half a year',
occurs earlier in the inscriptions of Samsu-iluna and in the Akkadian
version of Suppilu-iuma's treaty with Mattiwaza." (Ancient Conquest
Accounts: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writing, K.
Lawson Younger Jr., Vol. 98, p 122, 1990 AD)
"This text is engraved on a stone stele discovered beside the podium
in a shrine at Tell al-Rimah, near the Jebel [mountain] Sinjar. As with the
Saba'a stele (A.0.104.6), a portrait of the king in relief and divine
symbols are on the top part of the stele while the text is inscribed below.
A further similarity is that the first part of the text (lines 1-12) is a
royal dedicatory inscription; then Nergal-eris is introduced with his
titles and a list of cities which the king has added to his governorship
(lines 13-20); the text concludes with a curse (line 21). Regarding other
texts of Nergal-eris see the introduction to A.0.104.6. A special feature
of this inscription is that the portion which concerns Nergal-eris has been
deliberately erased. This would obviously have been done when Nergal-eris
fell from power. It is known that he had an eminent position as late as 775
BC, and so the mutilation of the inscription must date after that time.
Adad-narari III (810-783 BC) had by this time been succeeded by his son,
Shalmaneser (IV) (782-773 BC), and perhaps the son ordered the erasure.
Alternatively, there may have been an interval in Adad-narari III's reign
when Nergal-eris fell into disgrace temporarily and the erasure had been
done then. It is relevant to note, in this regard, that two pairs of lion
heads were found in the same shrine as this stele and that both pairs bear
traces of erased inscriptions. Page stated that only bu-kar da-nim "son of
the god Anu" (cf. line 1) could be read, and he theorized that the lion
heads once had the same inscription as the stele. The [stele] text opens
with a dedication to the god Adad (lines 1-2), followed by Adad-nariri
III's name and genealogy (line 3). Then the author describes military
activity in the west, which he says took place "in one year." The phrase is
a literary convention, not a chronological statement, for the description
summarizes various western campaigns and highlights receipt of tribute from
Damascus and Samaria. The military narrative concludes with a brief
statement about tribute from Niairi; this is odd since all that preceded
concerned the west. Tadmor regards it as a "space filler" but it might have
been inserted to remind the reader of the king's Nairi campaigns, which
were more numerous than the western campaigns. There is considerable
fluctuation in this passage between first and third person, which indicates
that the author compiled the text from two different sources without
bothering to blend them grammatically. Of special significance is the
erased portion, for this records that the king granted to Nergal-aris
control over the entire part of the Jezireh from the Habur River in the
west to the Wadi Tharthar in the east, from the Middle Euphrates in the
south to the Jebel Sinjar in the north. Hindanu is included here (line 14)
and thus the stele, like A.0.104.6, must date no earlier than 797 BC, the
year in which Hindanu was added to Nergal-eris domain by royal decree (see
A.0.104.9). (Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, Adad-Nirari
III, Tel Al-Rimah Stele, A.0.104.7, A. Kirk Grayson, p 209, 1996 AD)
II. Translation of "Rimah Stele" of Adad-Nirari III:
Al Rimah Joash Conquest Stele of Adad-nirari III: 796 BC
"To the god Adad, son of the god Anu, Adad-narari [III], king of Assyria, son of Samsi-Adad (V), son of Shalmaneser (III), I mustered my chariotry, troops, army. In one year I subdued the entire Amurru [Turkey] & Hatti [Syria, Israel]. I imposed tax & tribute of Mari [Ben-Hadad III], the Damascene. I received the tribute of Joash (Iu'asu), the Samaritan, (and) of the people of Tyre (and) Sidon. ... At that time I decreed for Nergal-eris, governor, the land of Hindanu." (Adad-Nirari III, Tel Al-Rimah Stele, 796 BC)
"I mustered (my) chariots, troops and camps; I ordered (them) to
march against Hatti-land. In a single year: I made the entire lands of
Amurru and Hatti kneel at my feet. I imposed tribute and tax for future
days upon them. He (sic) received 2000 talents of silver, 1000 talents of
copper, 2000 talents of iron, 3000 multi-colored garments and (plain) linen
garments as tribute from Mari' of the land of Damascus. He received the
tribute of Ia'asu the Samaritan (Joash, king of Israel), of the Tyrian
(ruler), and of the Sidonian (ruler). I marched to the great sea where
the sun sets; (and) I erected a stela of my royal self in the city of Arvad
which is in the midst of the sea. I climbed the Lebanon mountains; (and) I
cut down timbers: 100 mature cedars, material needed for my palace and
temples. He received tributes from all the kings of Nairi." (Text and
translation: Stephanie Page, 'A Stela of Adad-Nirari III and Nergal-Ereš
from Tell Al Rimah', Iraq 30 (1968): 139-153. Cf. Ancient Conquest
Accounts: K. Lawson Younger, p 121, 1990 AD)
"(lines 1-2) To the god Adad, the almighty lord, powerful noble of
the gods, son of the god Anu, unique, awesome, supreme, canal-inspector of
heaven and underworld, who rains down abundance, who dwells in the city
Zamatiu, the great lord, his lord; (line 3) Adad-narari, strong king, king
of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Samsi-Adad (V), king of the
universe, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four
quarters: (lines 4-8) I mustered my chariotry, troops, (and) armed forces
(and) ordered the march to the land Hatti. In one year I subdued the entire
lands Amurru (and) Hatti [Israel and Syria]. I imposed upon them tax (and)
tribute forever. I (text "he") received 2,000 talents of silver, 1,000
talents of copper, 2,000 talents of iron, 3,000 linen garments with
multi-coloured trim - the tribute of Mari [Ben-Hadad III), the Damascene.
I (text "he") received the tribute of Joash (Iu'asu), the Samaritan, (and)
of the people of Tyre (and) Sidon. (lines 9-12) I marched to the great sea
in the west. I erected my lordly statue in the city Arvad, which is on an
island in the sea. I ascended Mount Lebanon (and) cut down 100 strong beams
of cedar for the requirements of my palace (and) temples. I (lit. "he")
received tribute from all the kings of the land Nairi. (lines 13-20) At
that time I decreed for Nergal-eris, governor of the lands Rasappa, Laqe,
Hindanu, Anat, Suhi, the city (Ana)-Assur-(uter)-asbat, my courtier: the
city Dur-Istar with its 12 villages, the city Kar-Sin with its 10 villages,
the city Dur--duklimmu with its 33 villages, the city Dur-Assur with its
20 villages, the city Dur-Nergal-eris with its 33 villages, the city
Dur-Marduk with its 40 villages, the city Kar-Adad-narari with its 126
villages in (the area of) Mount Sangar, 28 villages in (the area of) Mount
Azallu, the city Dur-Adad-narari with its 15 villages in the land Laqe, the
city Adad with its 14 villages in the land Qatnu - altogether 331 small
cities, which Nergal-eris undertook to rebuild by the decree of his lord.
(line 21) Whoever erases one name from these names, may the great gods
angrily look with disfavour upon him." (Assyrian Rulers of the Early First
Millennium BC, Adad-Nirari III, Tel Al-Rimah Stele, A.0.104.7, A. Kirk
Grayson, p 211, 1996 AD)
III. Joash, king of Israel (798-782 BC)
Joash and Jehoash are the same person by two different names.
Joash (Jehoash) was king of Israel 798-782 BC
Joash is actually named on the Al-Rimah conquest stele of
Adad-nirari III: "'Iu-'a-su of Samaria (Sa-me-ri-na-a-a) [var. land of
Omri (Ḫu-um-ri-i)]' is almost certainly Joash of Israel." (Ahab
Agonistes: The Rise and Fall of the Omri Dynasty, L. L. Grabbe, p76, 2007
AD)
"In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son
of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not turn away from all the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel sin, but he
walked in them. Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did and
his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? So Joash
slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was
buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. (2 Kings 13:10-13)
There were many wars between Joash and Ben-hadad III king of Aram:
When Elisha became sick with the illness of which he was to die,
Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, "My
father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" Elisha said
to him, "Take a bow and arrows." So he took a bow and arrows. Then he
said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." And he put his
hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. He said,
"Open the window toward the east," and he opened it. Then Elisha said,
"Shoot!" And he shot. And he said, "The Lord's arrow of victory,
even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the Arameans at
Aphek until you have destroyed them." Then he said, "Take the
arrows," and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike
the ground," and he struck it three times and stopped. So the man of God
was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times,
then you would have struck Aram until you would have destroyed it. But now
you shall strike Aram only three times." Elisha died, and they buried
him. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of
the year. As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band;
and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man touched
the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet. Now Hazael king of
Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. But the Lord was
gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of
His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or
cast them from His presence until now. When Hazael king of Aram died,
Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. Then Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz took again from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities
which he had taken in war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father. Three times
Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel." (2 Kings 13:14-25)
Joash, king of Israel killed Amaziah, king of Judah:
"Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son
of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us
face each other." Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah,
saying, "The thorn bush which was in Lebanon sent to the cedar which was
in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son in marriage.' But
there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon and trampled the thorn
bush. "You said, 'Behold, you have defeated Edom.' And your heart has
become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke
trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?" But
Amaziah would not listen, for it was from God, that He might deliver them
into the hand of Joash because they had sought the gods of Edom. So Joash
king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other
at Beth-shemesh, which belonged to Judah. Judah was defeated by Israel, and
they fled each to his tent. Then Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king
of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and
brought him to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate
of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits. He took all the gold and silver
and all the utensils which were found in the house of God with Obed-edom,
and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to
Samaria." (2 Chronicles 25:17-24)
IV. "Mari" in Rimah Stele is Ben-hadad III, king of Aram at Damascus:
Hazael was the father of Ben Hadad III, kings of Aram.
Ben-hadad III king of Aram (son of Hazael) is named "Mari" in three
stele of Adad-nirari III:
Rimah Joash conquest stele
Saba'a conquest stele
Omri-land conquest stele
There are several inscriptions that reference Mari that have been
discovered in archeology.
The many inscriptions of Mari show it to be a title like King,
Pharaoh or President or Prime Minister and is not a personal name.
Both Hazael and his son Ben-hadad III were called "mr'(n)": Mari.
"Page identifies IMa-ri-'i mātImeri-šú as Ben-hadad [III], the
son of Hazael (Iraq 30 (1968): 149-150). The inscribed ivory from Arslan
Tash states: הזאל למדאן showing that Hazael, king of Damascus had
the title mr'(n). Since Hazael had the title, it is likely that his son
Ben-hadad also held it on becoming monarch. Hazael ruled 'all the days of
Jehoahaz' (2 Kings 13:22), which implies that he died either in the same
year as Jehoahaz or later. Since Ia'asu is probably Joash, Mari' may be
either Hazael, or more probably his son Ben-hadad (2 Kings 13:25). Page
suggests that since no verse in the Old Testament records either
Adad-nirari's intervention in Damascus or tribute given to the Assyrian
monarch by Joash (or Jehoahaz for that matter), the Israelite king (Joash)
took his chance by siding with the Assyrians when the Assyrians appeared at
the gate of Damascus. Joash's gift was then recorded by the Assyrian
scribes (p. 150). (Ancient Conquest Accounts: A Study in Ancient Near
Eastern and Biblical History Writing, K. Lawson Younger Jr., Vol. 98, p
122, footnote 103, 1990 AD)
"Hazael was the scourge of Israel in the reigns of Joram, Jehu and
Jehoahaz, fighting against Shalmaneser again in 837; with Joram at Ramoth
Gilead in 843/2 (2 Kgs 8:28) and Jehoahaz (13:22). In old age he was a
vassal of Adad-nirari III (c. 805/798) who referred to him as mari'. This
could be a title ('my Lord') or a personal name, abbreviation of
Mari'-Hadad, for an inscribed ivory from Arslan Tash (Til Barsip) reads
'lord Hazael' (mr'n ḥz'l). His name is also found on an ivory
from Nimrud and written on a bead captured by Shalmaneser. A possible
representation of him appears on another ivory (IBD, p. 612). He was
succeeded by his son Bir-Hadad (Ben-Hadad III) who ruled c. 796-770 bc
(13:24). The Aramaic Zakir stela inscription reads 'Bar-Hadad bar (son
of) Hazael, king of Aram'." (1 and 2 Kings: an introduction and
commentary TOTC, p 227, 1993 AD)
"More difficult is Mari of Damascus. Mari can be simply the Aramaic
title, 'my lord' rather than a personal name. It has been suggested
that the Assyrians referred to the Aramaean leader by this term because
they were uncertain as to who he was. The Arslan Tash ivory might suggest
that this was Hazael: '[]xx 'm' to our lord (mr'n) Hazael in the
year [of the tak]ing of Ḥ[].' A similar message is found on the Hazael
booty inscriptions which seems to read something along the lines of the
following: 'That which Hadad (?) gave to our lord (mr'n) Hazael from
Umeq in the year that our lord crossed over the river'. Others, however,
would identify Mari with Bar-Hadad son of Hazael." (Ahab Agonistes: The
Rise and Fall of the Omri Dynasty, L. L. Grabbe, p76, 2007 AD)
IV. The pagan idol god Hadad (Adad)
It is amazing that both Adad-nirari III (king of Assyria) and
Ben-Hadad III (king of Aram at Damascus) were named after the SAME PAGAN
GOD: HADAD
Adad and Hadad are two different spellings of the same "storm god"
Adad-nirari III is literally "Adad is my helper"
Ben-Hadad is literally "son of Hadad"
We find the same thing true with all the Babylonian kings being
named after idol gods Bel or Nebo. (Nebuchadnezzar)
"Adad (Addu, Akkadian), Hadda/i/u (West Semetic), storm-god. may
also stand for Baal" (The Amarna Letters, W. L. Moran, p 386, 1992 AD)
"Hadad is the name under which the ancient Near Eastern storm god
was known among various groups in the Mesopotamian and Syrian world. The
god is also mentioned in a number of biblical texts and names. In this
article, the biblical material will be dealt with in conjunction with the
epigraphic data from the Near East. Hadad makes his first appearance as
Adad in Old Akkadian texts, and in this guise he is important in the
Mesopotamian world through the neo-Assyrian and neo-Babylonian periods.
Hadad in all likelihood means 'thunderer' and as the storm-god he
brings both fertility through abundant rains and destruction through fierce
winds and storms. His voice (rigmu) can be a sign of both blessing and
curse." (Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, Hadad, 1999 AD)
Conclusion:
Adad-nirari III is specifically but indirectly referenced in 2 Kings
13:5 as the "deliverer" sent by God to save Israel from Damascus.
1. First, Jehoahaz king of Israel was delivered in 799 BC by the
unknown deliverer (Adad-Nirari III) from under the bondage of Ben-Hadad III
of Aram.
2. Second, Joash king of Israel was devivered in 796 BC by this
same unknown deliverer (Adad-Nirari III).
3. The process took a few years but by 796 BC Ben-Hadad III was
under the complete control of Assyria, who extracted tribute from Joash
king of Israel in exchange for peace.
4. The Rimah Joash Stele (with the help of the Saba'a Stele and
Hindanu Stele) confirms the Bible as true history!
In 797 BC, Assyrian king Adad-nirari III gives governor Nergal-eris
the land of Hindanu as recorded in the Hindanu Stele. This allows us to
accurately date three other important steles to 796 BC, the same year
Adad-nirari III saved Israel (ten northern tribes) from Ben-Hadad II, king
of Aram at Damascus.
Rimah Joash conquest stele
Saba'a conquest stele
Omri-land conquest stele
Ben-hadad III king of Aram (son of Hazael) is named "Mari" in three
stele of Adad-nirari III:
Rimah Joash conquest stele
Saba'a conquest stele
Omri-land conquest stele
See outline on Hazael, king of Aram, father of Ben Hadad III
The Rimah Joash conquest stele and the Saba'a conquest stele and the
Omri-land conquest stele tells the exact story found in the Bible: 2 Kings
13:1-5; 24-25
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2 Kings 13:5
"YHWH gave Israel
King Jehoahaz & Joash
(Israel)
a deliverer
King Adad-nirari III
(Assyria)
they escaped Aram"
King Ben Hadad III
(Aram)
Conquest Stela of Adad-Nirari III (810 - 783 BC)
Detailed outline on Adad-Nirari III
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Rimah Joash conquest stele
Omri-land conquest stele
Saba'a conquest stele
Religious and dynastic Stela of Adad-Nirari III (810 - 783 BC)
Dynastic door sill stone
Trust Nebo Alone Statue
Hindanu Stele
Detailed outline on Adad-Nirari III
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