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Hezekiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(strength of God). (1) Twelfth king of Judah, B. C. 726-698. Noted for abolition of idolatry and powerful resistance to neighboring nations (2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32). (2) Son of Neariah (1 Chron. 3:23²³And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. (1 Chronicles 3:23)). (3) [ATER.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Neariah, of the royal house of Judah (1 Chron. 3:23²³And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. (1 Chronicles 3:23)).

2. Ancestor of Ater whose descendants returned from exile (Ezra 2:16¹⁶The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. (Ezra 2:16); Neh. 7:21²¹The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. (Nehemiah 7:21)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

strengthened of Jehovah

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