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# Hezekiah #
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## Definition: ##
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Hezekiah was the 13th king over the kingdom of Judah. He was a king who trusted and obeyed God.
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* Unlike his father Ahaz, who had been an evil king, King Hezekiah was a good king who destroyed all the places of idol worship in Judah.
* One time when Hezekiah became very sick and almost died, he earnestly prayed that God would spare his life. God healed him and allowed him to live 15 more years.
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* As a sign to Hezekiah that this would happen, God performed a miracle and caused the sun to move backwards in the sky.
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* God also answered Hezekiah's prayer to save his people from King Sennacherib of Assyria, who was attacking them.
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(See also: [Ahaz ](../other/ahaz.md ), [Assyria ](../other/assyria.md ), [idol ](../other/idol.md ), [Judah ](../other/judah.md ), [Sennacherib ](../other/sennacherib.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Chronicles 03:13-14 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/03/13 )
* [2 Kings 16:19-20 ](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/16/19 )
* [Hosea 01:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/hos/01/01 )
* [Matthew 01:9-11 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/09 )
* [Proverbs 25:1-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/pro/25/01 )
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H2396, H3169, G1478