8th century BC

The 8th century BC consists of the years 800-799 BC.
==Events==
* 738 BC - King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria invades Israel, forcing it to pay tribute. 
* 722 BC. Assyrian king Sargon II conquers the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
* 710s BC - Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria. 
* 701 BC. King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by Egypt, revolts against king Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Palestinian cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem. 
==Kings of Judah==
* Jehoash of Judah, 835 BC-796 BC 
* Amaziah of Judah, 796 BC-767 BC
* Uzziah of Judah, 767 BC-740 BC
* Jotham of Judah, 740 BC-732 BC
* Ahaz, 732 BC-716 BC
* Hezekiah, 716 BC-687 BC
==Kings of Israel==
* Jehoahaz of Israel, 814 BC-798 BC.
* Jehoash of Israel, 798 BC-782 BC
* Jeroboam II, 782 BC-753 BC
* Zachariah, 753 BC-752 BC
* Shallum of Israel, 752 BC
* Menahem, 752 BC-742 BC
* Pekahiah, 742 BC-740 BC
* Pekah, 740 BC-732 BC
* Hoshea, 732 BC-722 BC.
* (Assyria conquers Israel. Origin of the Samaritans, see 2 Kings 17.) 
==Prophets==
* Joel, c. 835 BC-796 BC (oldest date) or 775 BC-725 BC (middle date). 
* Jonah, c. 766 BC (reign of Jeroboam II)
* Amos, 760 BC–750 BC.
* Isaiah, c. 742 BC to 678 BC, to various kings of Judah.
* Hosea, 740 BC–725 BC
* Micah, c. 735 BC–700 BC.
==Sources==
* Kings: E. R. Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings.
* Prophets: Wikipedia, 1 & 2 Kings
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