The
Tanakh gives accounts of Aram-Damascus' history, mainly in its interaction with
Israel and Judah. There are biblical texts referencing battles that took place between the
United Kingdom of Israel under
David and the
Arameans in
Southern Syria in the 10th century BCE. In the 9th century BCE,
Hazael fought against the
Assyrians, had some influence over the northern Syrian state of
Unqi, and conquered
Israel. To the southwest, Aram-Damascus reached most of the
Golan to the
Sea of Galilee. In the 8th century BCE,
Rezin had been a
tributary of
Tiglath-Pileser III, a
king of Assyria. In , he formed an alliance with
Pekah, a
king of Israel, to attack
Ahaz, a
king of Judah; Ahaz appealed to Tiglath-Pileser III for help, which was provided by the Assyrian king after
Judah paid tribute. Subsequently, Tiglath-Pileser III attacked Damascus and annexed
Aram. ==Kings==