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Ḥizqiyyāhū 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 | |
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| Born | c. 740 BCE Jerusalem, Judah |
| Died | c. 687 BCE Jerusalem, Judah |
| Nationality | Hebrew |
Ḥizqiyyāhū (c. 740 BCE – c. 687 BCE), anglicized as Hezekiah or Ezekias, was a king of Judah from around 716 to 687 BCE. He initially ruled as a vassal of the Assyrian king Sînaḥḥīerība. In 705 BCE, he allied with Mardukaplaiddina, the leader of a Babylonian rebellion against Assyria. The prophet Yəšaʿyāhū criticized the alliance and said that it would lead to the Assyrians looting Judah.[1]