The Kings of Israel and Judah
Black Obelisk of Salmaneser III.
Around 840 BC
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II Close up of Jehu - Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II
Tribute of
King Jehu,
King of Israel
(841-814 BC)
“Tribute of Iaua [Jehu], son of Omri. Silver, gold, a golden bowl, a golden beaker, golden goblets, pitchers of gold, tin, staves for the hand of the king, [and] javelins, I [Shalmaneser] received from him.”