2 Kings 18:1-12 - Hezekiah Reigns In Judah

¹ In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, reigned Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah. ² Twenty five years old was he, when he began to reign, and reigned twenty nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zachariah, ³ and he did that pleased the LORD in all things, like to David his father. ⁴ He put away the hill altars, and brake the images and cut down the groves, and all to brake the brazen serpent that Moses made - for unto those days the children of Israel did burn sacrifice to it, and called it Nehushtan.

⁵ He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him came none like him among all the kings of Judah, neither among them that went before him. ⁶ He clave to the LORD and departed not from him, but kept his commandments which the LORD commanded Moses.

⁷ And the LORD was with him. And whatsoever he took in hand he did it wisely. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and served him not. ⁸ He beat the Philistines even unto Gaza and the coasts thereof, both in castles of garrisons and strong cities too.

⁹ And the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, came Shalmaneser king of Assyria upon Samaria and besieged it. ¹⁰ And they took it at the end of three years, which was the sixth of Hezekiah: that is to say the ninth year of Hosea king of Israel, was Samaria won. ¹¹ And the king of Assiria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: ¹² because they would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD their God. But transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would neither hear nor do.