Hezekiah was a son of a godless father, King Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2-4). Yet we are told that Hezekiah did “right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 18:3). This is a pattern we see again and again – men and women forsaking the model they saw in the home and turning to God. Hezekiah became king in 716/715-687/686 B.C.

Isaiah 38:1 — Prophecy About King Hezekiah. Isaiah 38:1 records a prophecy given by the prophet Isaiah to King Hezekiah. In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” Isaiah 38:1 (NASB)

Isaiah discouraged Hezekiah from accepting the Assyrians’ offer of surrender, promising him that God would save Jerusalem. As Mazar notes, “the names of King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah are mentioned in one breath 14 of the 29 times the name of Isaiah is recalled. No other figure was closer to king Hezekiah than the prophet Isaiah.” 2

Hezekiah’s Life Was Not Completed Planned. An excellent example of James 4:2-3 is what God did for King Hezekiah. Isaiah 38:1 states that the prophet Isaiah told King Hezekiah that he was going to die after becoming mortally ill. Here is Isaiah 38:1-6. Notice what the king did. In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill.

The first example of dual dating in the southern kingdom of Judah occurred during the reigns of Jehoshaphat and Asa (1 Kings 22:41-42. 5 The second example is Jehoram and Jehoshaphat (2 Kings 1:17; 3:1). 6 The third example is between Amaziah and Azariah (2 Kings 14:1-2, 13, 21, 23; 15:2, 8). 7 The fourth example is between Jotham and Azariah ...

Bible Question: I am reading Isaiah chapters 7 and 8. I am intrigued with Isaiah 7:14-17 in light of 8:6-10. In the 7:14 passage, it seems unmistakably to be a reference to Jesus, born of the virgin.

The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign and all his accomplishments, including how he built a pool and conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. 2 Kings 20:20 (NASB) The conduit referred to in verse 20 was a tunnel that brought water from the Gihon Spring into this pool.

Bible Question: Please explain Ezekiel chapter 12. Bible Answer: Nebuchadnezzar had invaded the southern kingdom of Israel, called Judah, and deported thousands of Jews to the city of Babylon in 605 B.C.

And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. Isaiah 38:1-5 (NASB)

Bible Question: What is the biblical definition of sodomite? Where is the proof in the Bible? Bible Answer: The term “sodomite” does not refer to a temple prostitute in the Bible.