Questions and Answers

Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too?

The Bible quotes from many different sources but this does not make them inspired.

Here are some examples of scriptures where the Bible quotes other books:

• Numbers 21:14 - The Book of the Wars of the Lord
• Ezra 2:1-FF - Genealogical records
• 1 Kings 11:41 - The Book of the Annals of Solomon
• 1 Chronicles 27:24 - The Book of the Annals of King David
• 1 Chronicles 29:29 - The Records of Samuel the Seer
• 1 Chronicles 29:29 - The Records of Nathan the Prophet
• 1 Chronicles 29:29 - The Records of Gad the Seer
• 2 Chronicles 9:29 - The Visions of Iddo the Seer
• 2 Chronicles 9:29 - The Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite
• 2 Chronicles 20:34 - The Annals of Jehu son of Hanani
• 2 Chronicles 21:12 - The Letter of Elijah to Jehoram
• 2 Chronicles 24:27 - The Annotations of the Book of the Kings
• Nehemiah 7:1-FF - Genealogical records
• 2 Chronicles 32:32 - The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah
• Numbers 21:27 - The Poets
• Esther 10:2 - The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Media and Persia
• Joshua 10:13 - The Book of Jashar
• 2 Samuel 1:18 - The Book of Jashar
• Proverbs 22:17 - The Sayings of the Wise
• Proverbs 30:1-FF - The Sayings of Agur
• Proverbs 31:1-9 - The Sayings of King Lemuel
• 1 Kings 14:19 - The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel
• 1 Kings 14:29 - The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah
• 2 Chronicles 16:11 - The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel
• 2 Chronicles 13:22 - The Annotations of the Prophet Iddo
• 2 Chronicles 35:25 - The Laments of Jeremiah for Josiah