268 F. GARD FLEAY^ ESQ., M.A., ON THE SYNCHRONOUS 



Joash. There is no reason why Benhadad III should not have 

 his distinctive name Mazi, as well as Bendadad II that of 

 Dad-idri. 



Finally Jeroboam II restored Damascus and Hamath to Israel, 

 and this brings us to the accession of Assur-dan-ilu, after which 

 we get no help from Assyrian records until the annals of 

 Tiglath Pileser. 



In the following table I have given all the scriptural 

 references on which the preceding sketch is based, with the 

 parallel successions of the Kings of Damascus and Assyria and 

 B.C. dates according to my reckoning. But the reign of Assur- 

 dan-ilu ends here at 788, and is succeeded by the next eponym, 

 that of Purilsaggali in 763, the year of the eclipse. There is a 

 break of 25 years, and immediately after the table I will offer 

 my explanation. 



