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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
sun
-
prince
). An
Assyrian
king whom recently discovered inscriptions make the successor of
Shalmaneser
and
father
of
Sennacherib
, B. C. 722-705 (
2 Kings 17:6
6
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. (2 Kings 17:6)
;
Isa. 20:1
1
In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; (Isaiah 20:1)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
King of
Assyria
, successor of
Shalmaneser
IV., but called a usurper. His general, the
Tartan
, captured
Ashdod
(
Isa. 20:1
1
In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; (Isaiah 20:1)
). He reigned B.C. 722-705. Though his name appears in
Scripture
only in the above
passage
, it is believed that he accomplished the taking of
Samaria
which was begun by Shalmaneser. See SAMARIA. He made various conquests and strengthened the
kingdom
of Assyria, and built some of the palaces.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5623
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Cargown
Phonic:
sar-gone’
Meaning:
of foreign derivation; Sargon, an Assyrian king
KJV Usage:
Sargon
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
stubborn rebel
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Righteous prince; sun-prince; the legitimate king:―an Assyrian king, Isa. 20:1. {Princeps iustus}
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