The Date of the Prophecy
Cambridge Bible for Schools
Isaiah 20:1
In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;…


is assured. The expedition mentioned took place in , and is minutely related in two of Sargon's own inscriptions. See Schrader, Cuneiform Inscriptions, vol. 2.

(Cambridge Bible for Schools.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

WEB: In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;




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