Hezekiah
Hezekiah was twenty-five when he began to reign over Judah and ruled twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. He pleased the Lord, smashing altars and cutting in pieces the brass serpent Moses made in the wilderness, and he abolished heathen practices. Through his prayer Jerusalem was saved from Sennacherib. After recovering from deadly sickness without a son he waited fourteen years for Manasseh's birth and died content with an heir on David's throne.
In the Ascension of Isaiah he called his only son Manasseh in the twenty-sixth year of his reign. Isaiah told him Manasseh would make the commands of none effect and that Isaiah would depart mid torture by Manasseh's hands. Hezekiah wept bitterly, rent his garments, placed earth on his head, fell on his face, and resolved to slay his son.
Biography
- Occupation
- King of Judah
- Era
- Kingdom of Judah
Key Chapters
Key Passages
Hezekiah in Cave of Treasures 61
The Cave of Treasures 61:2
And Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria the gold and silver [which were in] the house of the Lord, [and in his days] the ch...
2nd Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria the gold and silver [which were in] the house of the Lord, [and in his days] the children of Israel were carried off into captivity. And the king sent for the men who had come from Babel, so that they might dwell in the land instead of the children of Israel, because they could kill the lions. And the king of Assyria sent to them Ori the priest, and he taught them the laws. And Ahaz died and Hezekiah his son reigned after him.
Hezekiah in Cave of Treasures 62
The Cave of Treasures 62:1
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when [he began] to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name...
1ezekiah was twenty-five years old when [he began] to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Akhi (Abhi?), the daughter of Zechariah. And he did that which was pleasing before the Lord, for he smashed the altars, and he cut in pieces the serpent of brass which Moses made in the wilderness, because the children of Israel used to worship it, and he abolished heathen practices in Jerusalem.
Hezekiah in Cave of Treasures 66
The Cave of Treasures 66:18
Solomon begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam begot Abijah. Abijah begot Asa. Asa begot Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat begot Joram. Joram b...
18olomon begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam begot Abijah. Abijah begot Asa. Asa begot Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat begot Joram. Joram begot Ahaziah. Ahaziah begot Joash. Joash begot Amaziah. Amaziah begot Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham. Jotham begot Ahaz. Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Hezekiah begot Manasseh. Manasseh begot Amon.
Hezekiah in Cave of Treasures 79
The Cave of Treasures 79:3
from Ahaziah to Joash; from Joash to Amaziah; from Amaziah to Uzziah; from Uzziah to Jotham; from Jotham to Ahaz; from A...
3rom Ahaziah to Joash; from Joash to Amaziah; from Amaziah to Uzziah; from Uzziah to Jotham; from Jotham to Ahaz; from Ahaz to Hezekiah; from Hezekiah to Manasseh; from Manasseh to Ammon; from Ammon to Josiah; from Josiah to Jehoahaz; from Jehoahaz to Jehoiakim; from Jehoiakim to Jehoiachin; from Jehoiachin to Salathiel; from Salathiel to Zerubbabel; from Zerubbabel to Abiud; from Abiud to Eliakim; from Eliakim to Azor; from Azor to Zadok;
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 1
The Ascension of Isaiah 1:1
And it came to pass in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah that he called Manasseh his son. Now...
1nd it came to pass in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah that he called Manasseh his son. Now he was his only one.
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 2
The Ascension of Isaiah 2:1
And it came to pass after that Hezekiah died and Manasseh became king, that he did not remember the commands of Hezekiah...
1nd it came to pass after that Hezekiah died and Manasseh became king, that he did not remember the commands of Hezekiah his father but forgat them, and Sammael abode in Manasseh and clung fast to him.
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 3
The Ascension of Isaiah 3:3
This (Belchira), whilst still a youth, had escaped and come to Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, but he w...
3his (Belchira), whilst still a youth, had escaped and come to Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, but he walked not in the ways of his father of Samaria; for he feared Hezekiah.
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 4
The Ascension of Isaiah 4:1
And now Hezekiah and Jésib my son, these are the days of the completion of the world,...
1nd now Hezekiah and Jésib my son, these are the days of the completion of the world,
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 5
The Ascension of Isaiah 5:15
This Beliar did to Isaiah through Balchira and Manasseh; for Sammael was very wrathful against Isaiah from the days of H...
15his Beliar did to Isaiah through Balchira and Manasseh; for Sammael was very wrathful against Isaiah from the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, on account of the things which he had seen regarding the Beloved,
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 6
The Ascension of Isaiah 6:1
In the twentieth year of the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah, came Isaiah the son of Amoz, and Josab the son of Isaiah ...
1n the twentieth year of the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah, came Isaiah the son of Amoz, and Josab the son of Isaiah to Hezekiah to Jerusalem from Galgala.
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 7
The Ascension of Isaiah 7:1
And the vision which Isaiah saw, he told to Hezekiah and Josab his son and Micaiah and the rest of the prophets, (and) s...
1nd the vision which Isaiah saw, he told to Hezekiah and Josab his son and Micaiah and the rest of the prophets, (and) said:
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 8
The Ascension of Isaiah 8:24
I say indeed unto you, Hezekiah and Josab my son and Micaiah that there is much darkness here....
24 say indeed unto you, Hezekiah and Josab my son and Micaiah that there is much darkness here.
Hezekiah in Ascension of Isaiah 11
The Ascension of Isaiah 11:16
And I saw, O Hezekiah and Josab my son, and I declare to the other prophets also who are standing by, that (this) hath e...
16nd I saw, O Hezekiah and Josab my son, and I declare to the other prophets also who are standing by, that (this) hath escaped all the heavens and all the princes and all the gods of this world.
Did You Know?
In the twenty-sixth year of his reign Hezekiah called his only son Manasseh before Isaiah to hand on the words of righteousness.
The book says Hezekiah himself saw the words of the faith of the Beloved in the fifteenth year of his reign, during his illness.
When Isaiah foretold Manasseh's apostasy, Hezekiah wept bitterly, tore his garments, put earth on his head and fell on his face.
Hezekiah resolved that day to kill his son Manasseh, but Isaiah told him the Beloved had made his plan of no effect.
Isaiah made Hezekiah swear not to tell the vision to the people of Israel or give its words to anyone to copy.