Only Hezekiah and Josiah destroy the places of pagan worship in Judah and call the people back to covenant faithfulness. Each good king is rewarded for his efforts, but God's judgment has already ...

The site is just a few hundred feet from the original Temple Mount. King Hezekiah may have put an end to ritualistic worship outside the temple in the City of David in the eighth century B.C., but ...

“The structure ceased to function during the 8th century BC, possibly as part of King Hezekiah’s religious reform,” Shukron explained. “According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to ...