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- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
6 - Source BII
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
Summary
The narrative Source BII includes a meeting of three Assyrian commanders accompanied by a large army with a Judean delegation at the conduit of the upper pool on the highway at the Fuller’s Field. Rāb-šaqê conveys to Hezekiah’s emissaries a message. He warns them not to rebel against Assyria, not to confront the Assyrian army with the aid of the Egyptians in a pitched battle, and not to trust YHWH for deliverance, since YHWH has allegedly sent Sennacherib to devastate the land of Judah. When Hezekiah sends a delegation to Isaiah to ask for YHWH’s aid, Isaiah delivers an oracle assuring the king of Judah not to fear, for a spirit will be given to the king of Assyria. He will hear a rumor, retreat to Assyria, and die by the sword. Source BII focuses on the murder of Sennacherib, on the Egyptian aid in a pitched battle, and mentions Taharqa, king of Kush, who would cause Sennacherib to retreat. The motifs of divine intervention, causing Assyria’s defeat and Sennacherib’s retreat and eventual murder, are the backbone of Source BII.
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- Sennacherib's Campaign against JudahA Source Analysis of Isaiah 36-37, pp. 125 - 149Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020