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Hezekiah , in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Ahaz. During his reign Sennacherib of Assyria routed (701 BC) the rebellious Jews and exacted a high indemnity from them. However, a plague in the Assyrian army saved (690 BC) Judah from a second invasion by Sennacherib. Hezekiah's reign was marked by the prophecies of Isaiah and Micah and by reforms to purify the religion of Israel by eliminating certain Canaanite practices. The country also experienced great material prosperity. His son and successor was Manasseh. See Hizkijah . Author not available, HEZEKI... Read more

Hezekiah
Hezekiah King of Judah (727–698 BCE) during the time of assyrian aggression. Samaria was taken in 722 and Hezekiah became an Assyrian vassal until 705, when the death of...was attributed to divine intervention (2 Kgs. 19: 35). Hezekiah was praised (2 Kgs. 18: 3–6) for his policy of... Read more

Hezekiah
Hezekiah (died 687 BC) King of Judah (715–687 BC). When he came to power, Judah was a vassal state of the ASSYRIAN empire...neighbouring states he was involved in a number of planned rebellions. The prophet ISAIAH spoke against these, but eventually Hezekiah did rebel and was heavily defeated in 701, when ... Read more

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