936 Baalbazer, Hiram’s son, succeeds him.
929 Abdastarte, his son, succeeds.
920 Is killed by a conspiracy of his foster-brothers. Metuastarte, the eldest of the assassins seizes the throne.
908 Astarte, a scion of Hiram’s house, reigns in conjunction with Metuastarte.
896 Astarym, brother of Metuastarte, succeeds.
887 Is murdered by another brother, Phelles, who takes the throne, but the same year he also is killed by Ithobaal or Ethbaal, a priest of Astarte, who thereby becomes king.
In after years Jezebel, Ithobaal’s daughter, marries Ahab of Israel.
876 Asshurnazirpal of Assyria invades Phœnicia and erects a stele at the Nahr-el-Kelb, near Berytus. Tyre, Sidon, Tripolis, and Aradus hasten to send presents, and he does not trouble them further. Ithobaal founds Botrys, probably as a means of defence against the Assyrians, also Aoza in Africa.
855 Baalazar, Ithobaal’s son, succeeds to the throne of Tyre.
854 Battle of Qarqar. Victory of Shalmaneser II over Ben-Hadad II of Damascus and his allies. King Mettenbaal of Aradus takes part with the Syrians in the battle.