1 Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah became king. This was during the third year Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel.
2 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became king. And he ruled 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.
3 Hezekiah did what the Lord said was right. He did just as his ancestor David had done.
4 He removed the places where false gods were worshiped. He broke the stone pillars they worshiped. He cut down the Asherah idols. Also the Israelites had been burning incense to the bronze snake made by Moses. (It was called Nehushtan.) But Hezekiah broke it into pieces.