"After Hezekiah’s reign, Judah experienced a string of evil kings. Hezekiah’s son Manasseh came into power when he was twelve years old. The Bible outlines the evil that King Manasseh did. Eventually, Manasseh was humbled and corrected, but unfortunately the damage of his 55 years in power was done. Manasseh’s son Amon was also evil, his reign was cut short at only 2 years when he was murdered by his own people. This was a violent time in ancient Judah. The Bible talks about how the Temple of God was prostituted by the people, and how they
worshipped Baal, false gods, and engaged in all kinds of evil. Amon’s son Josiah was very young when he came into power, but he managed to develop into a remarkable king. The difference was that Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. As a result of this, he began a clean-up of the Jerusalem Temple. During this clean up the Book of the Law was found and read to him, and Josiah knew he must return the nation to God.
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"Hezekiah was an amazing king of Judah. The nation of Judah was formed after Israel rebelled against Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, forming two new nations calling themselves Israel and Judah. This split of the nation had happened a few hundred years before Hezekiah’s reign.
Hezekiah was the 15th king ...
"There are twenty-two kings who reigned in Israel and Judah after Israel split. The thirteenth king of Judah was Jotham. He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. The Bible says that Jotham did right in the eyes of the LORD and that “…he prepared ...
"In a letter from Elijah to Judah’s King Jehoram, it was prophesied that this evil king would be struck with illnesses and eventually die of a disease of the intestines. Following his death, his youngest son Jehoahaz, also known as Ahaziah, became king in his place. Ahaziah’s mother was Athaliah,...
