Kings vs. Chronicles of Empire: A King James Defense Against the Pagan Inscriptions Theory

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09/09/2025


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 “Prophets vs. Propaganda:
 Exposing the Myth of Biblical Theft from Assyrian and Babylonian Records” 

The Jewish books of Samuel and Kings contain stolen material from:

The Annals of Shalmaneser III

More stolen material in the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah from:


⚔️ THE CLAIM:
You assert that the Jewish books of Samuel, Kings, Ezra, and Nehemiah were “stolen” from a vast assortment of Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions and records—claiming the Bible copied from the following:


  • Mari Prophecies


  • Stele of Mesha


  • Karatepe Inscription


  • Annals of Shalmaneser III


  • Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III


  • Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III


  • Annals of Sargon II


  • Siloam Inscription


  • Yavne-Yam Inscription


  • Lachish Letters


  • Arad Ostraca


  • Annals of Sennacherib


  • Annals of Nebuchadnezzar II


  • Cylinder of Cyrus (Ezra & Nehemiah)


This accusation is rooted in modern atheistic criticism, secular archaeology, and occult deconstruction of Scripture. Let us expose it in light of the Word of God.


📖 1. WHAT ARE THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, KINGS, EZRA, NEHEMIAH?


These books record:


  • Covenant history     of Israel under kings and prophets


  • Prophetic rebukes     of sin and idolatry


  • God’s sovereign judgment through Assyria and Babylon


  • The return from exile and rebuilding of Jerusalem


“The LORD sent prophets... because he had compassion on his people... but they mocked the messengers of God...”
 — 2 Chronicles 36:15-16


There is no pagan theology, no idol worship, and no glorification of kings—God alone is exalted.


🏺 2. WHAT ARE THESE ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS?


Many of these sources are stone monuments or clay records of:


  • Military victories


  • Royal boasts


  • Taxation lists


  • City conquests


  • Administrative decrees


They mention Israel or events also recorded in Scripture, such as:


  • Shalmaneser’s wars with Ahab


  • Mesha’s rebellion against Israel


  • Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem


  • Cyrus’s decree allowing return to Judah


BUT: shared history is not plagiarism.


🔍 3. SHARED HISTORY ≠ STOLEN SCRIPTURE


Just because two nations describe the same battle, king, or event doesn’t mean one “copied” the other.


🔹 Example:


Bible: “Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah...” — 2 Kings 18:13
Assyrian record: “As to Hezekiah, the Jew, who did not submit to my yoke... I shut him up like a caged bird in Jerusalem.” — Sennacherib’s Annals


🛑 Conclusion? These confirm Scripture, not disprove it.


🧠 4. WHY DO SECULAR SCHOLARS CLAIM “PLAGIARISM”?


  • They deny prophecy, so must explain accurate records as “copied”


  • They exalt pagan records as “more trustworthy” than God’s Word


  • They hate the supernatural and want a purely political explanation


  • They promote Egyptian and Babylonian supremacy, not Yahweh’s kingdom


This is the same serpent spirit that said:


“Yea, hath God said…?” — Genesis 3:1


🧱 5. GOD USES KINGS — EVEN PAGANS — TO FULFILL HIS WILL


“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth...”
 — Ezra 1:2


Even the Cylinder of Cyrus (a pagan inscription) confirms God used him to fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy (Isaiah 45:1).


God’s Word doesn’t steal from Babylon — it rules over it.


✅ VERDICT:


  • The Books of Samuel, Kings, Ezra, and Nehemiah are divinely inspired


  • They contain historical facts also recorded in foreign inscriptions


  • No direct copying or plagiarism exists     — only corroboration


  • Pagan monuments glorify kings — the Bible glorifies God