thumb|upright=1.35|A 20th-century illustration of Tiglath-Pileser's 732 BC capture of Damascus In 733, Tiglath-Pileser resolved to cement his conquest. In this year, he again campaigned against Aram-Damascus, still the strongest remaining native state in the region, which was supported by the Assyrian tributaries Tyre and Asqaluna, as well as Israel. In 732, Damascus fell and Tiglath-Pileser annexed the lands of Aram-Damascus. In the same conflict, Tiglath-Pileser also captured Tyre and defeated Israel, which he divided in half, annexing the northern portion of the kingdom as the province Megiddo and subjugating the southern portion as a vassal kingdom. The weakening and enormous reduction in size of Israel was seen by the Israelites as vindicating predictions of impending doom made by the prophet Amos a few decades prior.
thumb|upright=135|A 20th-century illustration of Tiglath-Pileser's 732 BC capture of Damascus In 733 Tiglath-Pileser resolved to cement his conquest In this year he again campaigned against Aram-Damascus still the strongest remaining native state in the region which was supported by the Assyrian tributaries Tyre and Asqaluna as well as Israel In 732 Damascus fell and Tiglath-Pileser annexed the lands of Aram-Damascus In the same conflict Tiglath-Pileser also captured Tyre and defeated Israel which he divided in half annexing the northern portion of the kingdom as the province Megiddo and subjugating the southern portion as a vassal kingdom The weakening and enormous reduction in size of Israel was seen by the Israelites as vindicating predictions of impending doom made by the prophet Amos a few decades prior