Sargon (722-705 B. C.) was engaged in war against Samaria, which he
captured, carrying the people into captivity; against King Sabako of
Egypt, whom he defeated; and the revolted Armenians, whom he thoroughly
subdued. He then turned against Merodach-Baladan, king of Babylonia, and
drove him from his throne, and, after extensive internal reforms, was
succeeded by his son, the famous Sennacherib.