Sennacherib Prisma
This prism contains six columns of text in which Assyrian king Sennacherib describes his triumphs. On column three (shown), he recounts his campaign against Judah, presenting a version of the events narrated in 2 Kgs 18–19. Like the Bible’s account, he describes the victories that led to his siege of Jerusalem. He implies, however, that he left Hezekiah in Jerusalem “like a bird in a cage” after Hezekiah sent him the spoils of the city. Conversely, the Bible describes Sennacherib’s army departing after the Angel of Yahweh slew many of them.
This prism contains six columns of text in which Assyrian king Sennacherib describes his triumphs. On column three (shown), he recounts his campaign against Judah, presenting a version of the events narrated in 2 Kgs 18–19. Like the Bible’s account, he describes the victories that led to his siege of Jerusalem. He implies, however, that he left Hezekiah in Jerusalem “like a bird in a cage” after Hezekiah sent him the spoils of the city. Conversely, the Bible describes Sennacherib’s army departing after the Angel of Yahweh slew many of them.
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