GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES
Hezekiah

A righteous king of the nation of Judah in the Old Testament. He reigned for twenty-nine years, during the time that Isaiah was the prophet in Judah (2 Kgs. 18-20; 2 Chr. 29-32; Isa. 36-39). Isaiah assisted him in reforming both church and state. He suppressed idolatry and reinstated the temple services. Hezekiah's life was extended fifteen years through prayer and faith (2 Kgs. 20: 1-7). The early part of his reign was prosperous, but his rebellion against the king of Assyria (2 Kgs. 18: 7) resulted in two Assyrian invasions: the first is described in Isaiah 10: 24-32, the second in 2 Kings 18: 13-19: 7. In the second invasion, Jerusalem was saved by an angel of the Lord (2 Kgs. 19: 35).