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Chart 37
Comparison of Hezekiah and Josiah Narratives
| Hezekiah Narrative 2 Chron. 29-32 2 Kings 18-20 Book of Isaiah |
Josiah Narrative 2 Chron. 34-35 2 Kings 22-23 Book of Jeremiah |
|---|---|
| Hezekiah, "son" of Ahaz mother: Abijah daughter of Zechariah |
Josiah, "son" of Amon mother: Jedidah daughter of Adaiah |
| 25 years at ascension, reigned 29 years | 8 years at ascension, reigned 31 years |
| "There was no one like him [Hezekiah] among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him." 2 Kings 18:5 (NIV?) | "Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him ..." 2 Kings 23:25 (NIV?) |
| Jerusalem to be spared destruction in his lifetime 2 Kings 19:1; 20:2-19; 2 Chron. 32:20,26 |
Jerusalem to be spared destruction in his lifetime (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chron. 34:22-28) |
| Revival of Laws of Moses "according to what was written" 2 Chron. 30:5,16, 18; 31:2-7,15 |
Discovery of the Book of the Law (of Moses) 2 Kings 22:8-10; 2 Chron. 34:14-15 |
| Passover Celebration | Passover Celebration |
| "For since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem." 2 Chron. 30:26 |
"Not since the days of the Judges (Samuel) who led Israel, nor throughout the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah, had any such Passover been observed." 2 Kings 23:22 |
| Year not given 14th day of the second month |
Year 18 14th day of the first month |
| 17,000 sheep and goats, 1,000 bulls (not including the sacrifices of the first seven days) (1 Chron. 30:24) |
30,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 cattle |
| Participating tribes: Judah and Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Asher, Zebulun & Issachar (2 Chron. 31:1) |
Participating tribes: Judah and Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon & Naphtali (2 Chron. 34:9,32) |
| Temporary priests consecrated for service | Employed "lay people" 2 Chron. 35:5 |
| ". smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles" 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chron. 31:1 | ". smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles" 2 Kings 23:14 |
| High places and altars torn down | High places and altars torn down |
| ". broke into pieces the bronze snake" | ". burned the chariots dedicated to the sun" |
| Name Comparisons | |
| Hezekiah Narrative | Josiah Narrative |
| Sennacherib oppresses Jerusalem | Assyrian oppression omitted |
| Name of High Priest omitted | Hilkiah, "High Priest" |
| Eliakim son of Hilkiah, palace administrator | Eliakim "son" (?) of Josiah (future Jehoiakim) |
| Zechariah (descendant of Asaph) Azariah, the priest (from family of Zadok) |
Zechariah Zechariah (variant of Azariah) |
| Shaban/Shebna/Shebniah, scribe | Shaphan, scribe (son of Azaliah son of Meshullam) Hashabiah/Hashabniah (2 Chron. 35:9) |
| Jeshua Isaiah son of Amoz, prophet |
Joshua, "city governor" Hoshaiah (Jer. 42:1; 43:2) Asaiah, "king's attendant" Ma'aseiah, "ruler of the city" |
| Jerimoth | Jeremiah son of Hilkiah |
| Conaniah and his brother Shemei, supervisors (2 Chron. 31:12) |
Conaniah/Cononiah, along with his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel (2 Chron. 35:9) Hananiah the prophet, son of Azzur/Azur (Azariah) (Jer. 28) |
| Nahath | Nathan-el/Nathan-e-el/El-Nathan/Nathan-Melech 2 Kings 23:11 |
| Mattaniah, Mahath | Mattaniah (future Zedekiah) |
| Jehiel | Jehiel, "administrator of God's temple" |
| Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun 2 Chron. 29:13-14 |
Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun (2 Chron. 35:15) |
| Shallum/Meshillemoth (reign of Ahaz) | Meshullam (the Kohathite) Shellemiah son of Cushi (Jer. 36:14) |
| No mention of a prophetess | Huldah, wife of Shallam/Meshullam, prophetess (spokeswoman of the "Lord") |
| Shemaiah | Shemaiah |
| Jozabad | Jozabad |
| Jeiel | Jeiel |
| Joah son of Zimmah ("wicked") Joah son of Asaph, recorder |
Joah son of "wicked" Jo-Ahaz (King Ahaz)/ Imnah? |
| Obed, prophet (reign of Ahaz), Abde-el, Tabeel | Obadiah |
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