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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
Isaiah 36–39 was not always a literary unit. Initially, the chapters deal with different historical events. The historical setting of Isa 38 and 39 is in the time of Sargon II (possibly 711 BCE). At some point in time, Isa 36–37 were joined to Isa 38 and 39, which were consequently moved to the end of the unit. This newly created block of stories about Hezekiah and Isaiah was inserted as a self-contained and coherent literary unit in the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 36–39) and the book of Kings (2 Kgs 18:13–20:19).
Previous scholars noticed the differences between the versions of Isa 38, 39 and 2 Kgs 20. Isaiah 38 diverges significantly from 2 Kgs 20:1–11. The differences between Isa 39 and 2 Kgs 20:12–19 are minor. The stages of redaction in these chapters are similar to the stages, which were identified in Isa 36–37. Source BI and Strand BIII, as well as the deuteronomistic redactor of Kings, can be detected. A late redactor added Hezekiah’s prayer in Isa 38:9–20. Verses 21–22 were possibly added to ch. 38 at a later stage by Trito-Isaiah.
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