Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib, commemorates Sennacherib's campaign in Judea from the Hebrew point of view. Written in anapestic tetrameter, the poem was popular in school recitations. Ancient sources Book of Kings Book of Isaiah Book of Chronicles Sennacherib's Prism Antiquities of the Jews, Titus Flavius Josephus See also Siege of Jerusalem (disambiguation), in particular Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) and Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) References Sources 8th-century BC conflicts 8th century BC in the Kingdom of Judah Sieges of Jerusalem Battles involving Assyria Sennacherib Hezekiah Hebrew Bible battles