Webster et al. (2023: 13) report that Stratum 7 “came to a sudden end, as evidenced by a destruction layer in the pillared unit that included a large assemblage of Iron IIA restorable vessels.” Although no specific date or cause was provided, they note that “the destruction was initially thought to date to the second part of the 9th century BC, associated with the campaign of the Aramaean ruler Hazael ca. 830 BC, which destroyed the nearby city of Gath ( 2 Kings 12:18) and possibly other sites.” According to 2 Kings 12:18, “At that time, King Hazael of Aram came up and attacked Gath and captured it; and Hazael proceeded to march on Jerusalem.” They further report that “ceramic parallels were initially drawn with Tell es-Safi (Gath) and Tel Zayit.”