Discussion: An important fragment in biblical chronology, here the… - 2 Kings 18:9,10

Event: An important fragment in biblical chronology, here the text indicates a leap year 3405 or ...6 or ...7 with an extra month in the year (Adar II)

Verse: 2 Kings 18:9,10

Biblical text: And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. 10 And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

A year since Adam: 3405 +Adar II cycle 3 Mtn
Approximate year: 662 BCE
Status: accurate

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