Two significant historical characters are mentioned together in Isaiah 36. Sennacherib, the king of Assyria from 704–681 B.C., claims to have taken 46 cities of Judah in the days of Hezekiah. The biblical account says,
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. (2 Kings 18:13 ESV)
There are three known clay prisms in which Sennacherib mentions Hezekiah, king of Judah.
- The Taylor Prism, in the British Museum
- The Oriental Institute Prism in Chicago
- The Jerusalem Prism, in the Israel Museum
Sennacherib admits in the prism-account that Hezekiah did not submit to his yoke, but was “shut up in Jerusalem” like a caged bird.
The Jerusalem Prism, now displayed in the Israel Museum, is perhaps the least well-known of the three documents. Our photo shows that document displayed under the replica of the relief of the siege of Lachish.
The Jerusalem Prism mentioning Hezekiah. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The account in Isaiah 36 is rooted in history.
Ferrell's Travel Blog 
You must be logged in to post a comment.