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2 Kings 18:2-4
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2 Kings 18:2-4
International Standard Version
2 He was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Zechariah’s daughter Abi. 3 He did what the Lord considered to be right, according to everything that his ancestor David had done.
Hezekiah’s Reforms(A)
4 He removed the high places, demolished the sacred pillars, and tore down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had crafted, because the Israelis had been burning incense to it right up until that time. Hezekiah[a] called it a piece of brass.[b]
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- 2 Kings 18:4 Lit. He
- 2 Kings 18:4 Lit. Nehushtan; so MT; LXX reads Neeshthan
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