Comparing Parallel Accounts in the Hebrew Scriptures

Many people are aware of parallel accounts – the same event recorded in more than one book – in the New Testament. But you may not be aware of the fact that the same thing occurs in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Sometimes the words are identical, but other times there are differences. The example below contains an event recorded in three different books. There are no important theological revelations here, but it will make you aware of minor differences that may be interesting.

II Kings 18:13	Isaiah 36:1	II Chronicles 32:1
		After these things and these acts of faithfulness,
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah	In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah
Sennacherib king of Assyria came up	Sennacherib king of Assyria came up	Sennacherib king of Assyria came and
		invaded Judah and encamped
against all the fortified cities	against all the fortified cities	against the fortified cities,
of Judah and took	of Judah and took
		thinking to win
them.	them.	them
		for himself.

Always check to see if there are any parallel accounts of the sections you are studying in your Bible. You never know what you will find until you look.

Shalom,

Jim Myers

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