2 Kings 18:1-5
Summary for 2Kgs 18:1-12: 18:1-12 a The accession statement concerning Hezekiah’s reign (18:1-2 b) is accompanied by a lengthy evaluation of Hezekiah’s spiritual commitment (18:3-7a c), followed by background details of the political situation in his time (18:7b-12 d).Summary for 2Kgs 18:1-2: 18:1-2 e the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel: The date given for Hezekiah’s accession refers to his co-regency with his father, Ahaz. Since Hoshea began his reign in 732 BC, Hezekiah began to rule in about 728 BC, when he was twelve years old. When Ahaz died in 715 BC, Hezekiah began his sole reign at age twenty-five. This marks the start of his reign of twenty-nine years (715–686 BC).
Summary for 2Kgs 18:3-4: 18:3-4 f Unlike Ahaz (16:2 g), Hezekiah compared favorably with David. Hezekiah destroyed false objects of worship, including the pagan shrines ... sacred pillars, and ... Asherah poles (see 16:3-10 h; 17:9-11 i, 19 j).
• Apparently the bronze serpent used by Moses (Num 21 k) had become an object of illicit worship.
Summary for 2Kgs 18:5-6: 18:5-6 l Hezekiah trusted in the Lord: He was without peer among all the kings of Judah. Later, Josiah was without equal in upholding the law of Moses (23:25 m). These two kings were models of piety in times of diminishing spirituality.
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