Aram-Damascus

[1] Alongside various tribal lands, it was bounded in its later years by the polities of Assyria to the north, Ammon to the south, and Israel to the west.

The compound name "Aram-Damascus" in only found in the Hebrew Bible, where it sometimes also is referred to as simply "Aram" or "Damascus".

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.

[3] In the 9th century BCE, Hazael fought against the Assyrians, had some influence over the northern Syrian state of Unqi, and conquered Israel.

[6] In the 8th century BCE, Rezin had been a tributary of Tiglath-Pileser III, a king of Assyria.

Various Neo-Hittite and Aramean (orange shades) western states in the 8th century BCE