"And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; for they did not bring him into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Ezekias his son reigned in his stead."
Earliest Date~50 BC (Mid-to-Late 1st Century BC (c. 50–25 BC))
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details
This manuscript is the only surviving copy of the Book of Chronicles discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Written in Hebrew on parchment, it preserves a portion of 2 Chronicles that describes the transition of the kingdom from King Ahaz to his son Hezekiah.
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Scroll
4QChronicles (4QChr) (Scan 2)
2 of 34Q118
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~50 BC (Mid-to-Late 1st Century BC (c. 50–25 BC))
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details
This manuscript is the only surviving copy of the Book of Chronicles discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Written in Hebrew on parchment, it preserves a portion of 2 Chronicles that describes the transition of the kingdom from King Ahaz to his son Hezekiah.
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Codex
Codex Vaticanus
3 of 3B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details
Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.