2 Kings 19 Vs Isaiah 37
Farrell Till (jftill@midwest.net)
Fri, 11 Jul 1997 01:09:39 -0500 (CDT)
GENE NIELSEN:
Here's something I haven't seen addressed on the list. (If it's been dealt
with before I joined, forgive me for bringing it up again.)
Apparently 2 Kings 19 & Isaiah 37 are almost word for word identical. The
only difference I can see is Isaiah adds one more verse, v 21:
21: "Then Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: All that you have prayed
before me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria have I heard;" (Lamsa
Bible)
Looks to me like somebody copied from somebody else. Why? Who was first,
Isaiah or Kings? Any ideas, anybody?
TILL
Compare Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 14:18 through chapter 25, and you'll see
entire sections that are practically the same. Second Samuel 22 and Psalm
18:2-50 are practically the same. Yes, to any reasonable person, you are
right. These represent sections that were copied from common sources or
else some writers copied from other biblical writers.
Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net