2 Kings 18:1-3

New Living Translation

Hezekiah Rules in Judah

18 Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. ² He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah,^[a] the daughter of Zechariah. ³ He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done.