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Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
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Chronicles' Unique Focus
Commentators point out that the book of Chronicles intentionally emphasizes Hezekiah's religious reformation, in contrast to the book of Kings which focuses more on his civil and political affairs. The Chronicler's purpose is to highlight the king's restoration of proper worship.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The treatment of Hezekiah’s reign by the author of Chronicles is in marked contrast with that in the Book of Kings. The writer of Kings describes m…
19th Century
Anglican
HEZEKIAH (chapters 29-32; 2 Kings 18-20); Chapter 29
LENGTH AND SPIRIT OF THE REIGN. THE SOLEMN PURGATI…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 1,2. Hezekiah began to reign Of these two verses, 2 Chronicles 29:2 (See Gill on [R…
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When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied himself at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it …
