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Sennacherib’s Prism

This prism contains six columns of text in which Assyrian king Sennacherib describes his triumphs. On column three (shown), he recounts his campaign against Judah, presenting a version of the events narrated in 2 Kgs 18–19. Like the Bible’s account, he describes the victories that led to his siege of Jerusalem. He implies, however, that he left Hezekiah in Jerusalem “like a bird in a cage” after Hezekiah sent him the spoils of the city. Conversely, the Bible describes Sennacherib’s army departing after the Angel of Yahweh slew many of them.