lites were
removed out of Judea nine hundred and forty-seven years after their
forefathers were come out of the land of Egypt, and possessed themselves
of the country, but eight hundred years after Joshua had been their
leader, and, as I have already observed, two hundred and forty years,
seven months, and seven days after they had revolted from Rehoboam, the
grandson of David, and had given the kingdom to Jeroboam. And such a
conclusion overtook the Israelites, when they had transgressed the laws,
and would not hearken to the prophets, who foretold that this calamity
would come upon them, if they would not leave off their evil doings.
What gave birth to these evil doings, was that sedition which they
raised against Rehoboam, the grandson of David, when they set up
Jeroboam his servant to be their king, when, by sinning against God, and
bringing them to imitate his bad example, made God to be their enemy,
while Jeroboam underwent that punishment which he justly deserved.

2. And now the king of Assyria invaded all Syria and Phoenicia in a
hostile manner. The name of this king is also set down in the archives
of Tyre, for he made an expedition against Tyre in the reign of Eluleus;
and Menander attests to it, who, when he wrote his Chronology, and
translated the archives of Tyre into the Greek language, gives us the
following history: "One whose name was Eluleus reigned thirty-six years;
this king, upon the revolt of the Citteans, sailed to them, and reduced
them again to a submission. Against these did the king of Assyria send
an army, and in a hostile manner overrun all Phoenicia, but soon
made peace with them all, and returned back; but Sidon, and Ace, and
Palsetyrus revolted; and many other cities there were which delivered
themselves up to the king of Assyria. Accordingly, when the Tyrians
would not submit to him, the king returned, and fell upon them again,
while the Phoenicians had furnished him with threescore ships, and eight
hundred men to row them; and when the Tyrians had come upon them in
twelve ships, and the enemy's ships were dispersed, they took five
hundred men prisoners, and the reputation of all the citizens of Tyre
was thereby increased; but the king of Assyria returned, and placed
guards at their rivers and aqueducts, who should hinder the Tyrians from
drawing water. This continued for five years; and still the Tyrians bore
the siege, and drank of the water they had out of the wells they
dug." And th