Gold and silver, bronze and iron in large quantities were yielded up to the conqueror, and Damascus for a while was the vassal of Nineveh.
But a respite was granted it in which to recover its strength.

Civil war sapped the strength of the kingdom of Israel, and Assyria fell into decay.

Freed from its enemies, Damascus again amassed wealth through the trade across the desert, and was recognised as the head of the smaller Aramaean states.

In conjunction with the Israelitish king Pekah, Rezon II.

proposed to overthrow Judah and supplant the Davidic dynasty by a Syrian vassal-prince.