Ezechias (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
James F Driscoll · 1913
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Ezechias ruled Juda as Achaz's son and successor. Second Kings 18 says he began to reign in the third year of Osee of Israel, at age twenty-five, and reigned twenty-nine years. His mother was Abi, daughter of Zecharias. Scholars dispute his accession year, but the common reckoning runs from 726 to 697 before Christ.
Pious and pleasing to God, he was a strenuous reformer, and Scripture likens him to David. He cleansed the Temple closed by Achaz, restored the neglected Passover, and rooted out idolatry. Soon after his accession he cast off the Assyrian yoke laid on his father. Struck by mortal sickness, he prayed, and Isaiah promised fifteen more years. Sennacherib in 701 ravaged Juda's towns and besieged Jerusalem, but the angel of the Lord slew 185,000 besiegers in a night.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James F Driscoll |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |