Sidqa Explained

Ṣidqa (Philistine: *Ṣīdqāʾ;^[1] Akkadian: Akkadian: [[File:Assyrian cuneiform U12079 MesZL 748 and MesZL 749.svg|8px]][[File:Assyrian cuneiform U12362 MesZL 259.svg|32px]][[File:Assyrian cuneiform U12009 MesZL 560.svg|34px]][[File:Assyrian cuneiform U122E1 MesZL 99.svg|17px]][[File:Assyrian cuneiform U12000 MesZL 839.svg|14px]] ^[2]) was a king of Ascalon in the 8th century BC. He, much like Hezekiah, king of the neighboring Kingdom of Judah, rebelled against the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Sennacherib eventually put the rebellion down, and by 701 BC had destroyed the cities of Beth-Dagon, Joppa, Banai-Barqa, and Azjuru. Sidqa was forced to pay tribute following his defeat. After the revolt, Sennacherib placed Šarru-lu-dari, the son of Sidqa's predecessor, Rukibtu, on the throne of Ascalon. Despite this, Šarru-lu-dari was apparently succeeded by Sidqa's son, Mitinti.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Bergman . A. . 1936 . Two Hebrew Seals of the ‘Ebed Class . Journal of Biblical Literature . 55 . 3 . 224 . 10.2307/3259805 . 0021-9231.
2. Web site: Ṣidqa [KING OF ASHKELON] (RN) ]. . .
3. NAVEH, JOSEPH. “Writing and Scripts in Seventh-Century B.C.E. Philistia: The New Evidence from Tell Jemmeh.” Israel Exploration Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, Israel Exploration Society, 1985, pp. 8–21, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27925967.