Archaeology · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah
Sennacherib's tally
Sennacherib claimed he carried off 200,150 people from Judah, plus gold, silver, ivory-inlaid furniture, daughters, and musicians from Hezekiah's palace.
Inflated numbers, real plunder.
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Judah's whole population probably never exceeded 125,000. But the list shows its wealth, the deportations, and land given to Philistine kings.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 106–107
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