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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
The description of Sennacherib’s campaign against Jerusalem in the book of Chronicles is dependent on the version of the Isaiah account (Isa 36–37) but differs considerably from the narratives in 2 Kgs and Isaiah. It is but only one-third of the length of the Isaiah account. On the other hand, the author incorporates new material that does not originate in the Hezekiah–Sennacherib narrative.
The editor of Chronicles drew his information from sources, which were not included in Isaiah or 2 Kings. He added to these his theological perspective. As for the material which resembles the narrative in Isaiah and Kings, the Chronicler used material from the book of Isaiah, and heavily condensed it. Source A is absent; BI is represented only by two verses (Isa 36:19–20); Isaiah’s role (and the role of the other minor actors in the narrative) is greatly diminished. The end of the narrative incorporates information about the defeat of Assyria, the murder of Sennacherib; however, in a completely different phrasing from the BII version. On the other hand, the Chronicler heavily relied on a draft of the BIII version.
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