1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 He did what was pleasing in the lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done.
3 In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the lord and repaired them.
4 He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple.
5 He said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary.