Judah’s King Hezekiah
1 In the third year of Israel’s King Hoshea 18:1 2Kg 17:1 son of Elah, Hezekiah 18:1 2Ch 28:27 son of Ahaz became king of Judah. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi 18:2 = Abijah in 2Ch 29:1 daughter of Zechariah. 3 He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestor David had done. 18:2–3 2Ch 29:1–2