10:9 Calno . . . Damascus. These cities were conquered by Assyria: Calno (Calneh, Amos 6:2) in 738 b.c.; Carchemish in 717 b.c.; Hamath in 738 and 720 b.c.; Arpad in 740 b.c.; Samaria in 722 b.c.; and Damascus in 732 b.c. See also 36:19; 37:12, 13.