Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

In approximately 701 BCE, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked the fortified cities of Judah, laying siege on Jerusalem, but failed to capture it (it is the only city mentioned as being besieged on Sennacherib's Stele, of which the capture is not mentioned).

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem
• Page 42 - Montefiore, S., 2011, Jerusalem: the Birography: Vintage Books, New York, 650p.