Hezekiah (redirected from Ezechias)

Hezekiah (hĕzəkī`ə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Ahaz. During his reign Sennacherib of Assyria routed (701 B.C.) the rebellious Jews and exacted a high indemnity from them. However, a plague in the Assyrian army saved (690 B.C.) 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.

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Hezekiah

(flourished late 8th and early 7th centuries BC) King of Judah at Jerusalem. The dates of his reign are uncertain but are often given as 715–686 BC. He was a reformer who tried to discourage foreign cults and assert the religious traditions of Israel during a time of Assyrian supremacy. The rebellion that broke out in Palestine c. 703 BC was probably led by Hezekiah. Though he fortified Jerusalem, other cities of Judah fell, and the revolt was put down in 701 BC. The Assyrians demanded a heavy tribute of gold, but tradition holds that a plague devastated the Assyrian army and Jerusalem was spared.

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Hezekiah

a king of Judah ?715--?687 bc, noted for his religious reforms (II Kings 18--19)

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Hezekiah

brings people of Judah back to God. [O.T.: II Chronicles29:3–11; 31:20–21]

See : Faithfulness

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Hezekiah

exhorts Judah to stand fast against Assyrians. [O.T.: II Chronicles 32:6–8]

See : Inducement