49:, was also stated to have paid tribute in that year. It is possible that the date in the Assyrian record is in error and Hiram's reign did not begin until 737. Hiram II should not be identified with the "Hiram, king of the Sidonians" who paid tribute to the Assyrians at an earlier date.
91:) from Sidon: "Hiram cut down the tree of the temple of his gods, which is at the entrance to Sidon, saying: âI shall move it to Tyreâ. I made him stop this: the tree, which he cut down, is at the foot of the mount."
140:, but as Ahaz had recently paid a visit to Tiglath-Pileser at Damascus this permission could have been granted then. Likewise, the fleets assembled by Solomon and Hiram in 1
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deposed Hiram and seized the throne. In 728 he made a large payment of tribute to buy
Assyrian recognition of his usurpation.
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