Hezekiah
the king who trusted in God

Who was Hezekiah?
- King of Judah, son of Ahaz. He pleased the Lord, like his ancestor David. 2 Kings 18:1, 3
- When the Assyrians threatened Jerusalem, he prayed in the Temple and asked the prophet Isaiah for help. 2 Kings 19:1-2, 14-19
- Matthew names him in the genealogy of Jesus. Matthew 1:9-10
What the Bible says
2 Kings 18:1, 3
1In the third year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israel, reigned Ezechias the son of Achaz king of Juda. 3And he did that which was good before the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
2 Kings 19:1-2, 14-19
1And when king Ezechias heard these words, he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2And he sent Eliacim, who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and the ancients of the priests covered with sackcloths, to Isaias the prophet the son of Amos, 14And when Ezechias had received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and had read it, he went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord, 15And he prayed in his sight, saying: O Lord God of Israel, who sitteth upon the cherubims, thou alone art the God of all the kings of the earth: thou madest heaven and earth: 16Incline thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God. 17Of a truth, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have destroyed nations, and the lands of them all. 18And they have cast their gods into the fire: for they were not Rods, but the works of men’s hands of wood and stone, and they destroyed them. 19Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know, that thou art the Lord the only God.
Matthew 1:9-10
9And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias. 10And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manesses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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