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Re: 2 Kings in DSS



On Tue, 25 Jun 1996 Thomas L. Thompson wrote:

> Does anyone know whether anything of II Kings 17 shows up in the Dead 
> Sea Scrolls? The 1993 listing in Revue de Qumran has nothing of II 
> Kings after chapter 10. Is that still valid?

The publication of 4QKgs in DJD XIV shows 2 Kgs 8:16-18 as the latest 
portion of 1-2 Kings preserved in that ms.  Thus 2 Kgs 10:19-21 
(preserved in 6QpapKgs) is still the limit of what is preserved in 
the DSS.

Richard Weis
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