ible. 2nd Kings, 2nd Chronicles and Isaiah. “Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.” – Isaiah 36Sennacherib’s prism also contains the name of Merodach Baladan found in the book of Isaiah.
“In my first campaign I accomplished the defeat of Merodach-Baladan”
“At that time Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon.”
- Isaiah 39
The prism gives a detailed account of Sennacherib’s war campaigns and he consistently brags about the many people he has killed and what nations he destroyed and forced to pay tribute to him. He describes hanging people on stakes as well as amputating hands and genitalia of his enemies. The Bible states that God sent angels to destroy his entire army for his arrogant threats against Hezekiah and Israel. Full translation of Sennacherib's Prism
“Hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he sent to reproach the living God” – Isaiah 37
Sennacherib Killed by His Sons - Confirmed
“ Sennacherib was killed by his sons.” - Isaiah 37
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabu-Nasir to Samas-suma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts about ancient Assyria and Babylonia.
Line 35 reads: "On the twentieth day of the month Tebetu, Sennacherib, King of Assyria, was killed by his son in a rebellion.”
The historical evidence proves King Sennacherib’s existence and his palace at Nineveh. Sennacherib’s own writings and Assyrian documents testify that he did in fact lay siege to Jerusalem and was killed by his sons just as described in the book of Isaiah.
Scriptures
2Kings 19:36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Isaiah 37:21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria
2 Chronicles 32:10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
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