The birth of King Hezekiah's story comes from his father, King Ahaz, who was king of Judah in the beginning. Throughout Ahaz's reign, the Bible shows us that Ahaz was not the most perfect fit for a king. King Ahaz brought much turmoil to the nation of Judah. God was not happy with people, with people; Not only was he disappointed in the people, but also in King Ahaz because of his rule. King Ahaz disobeyed the law of the Lord; Ahaz gave the people the opportunity to worship other gods. The Bible states: “Ahaz picked up the vessels of the temple of God and tore them in pieces. He closed the doors of the temple of the Lord and erected altars at every corner of the streets of Jerusalem." Hezekiah had a great impact during the period of exile in the Bible; Hezekiah was known as the king of Judah. Herion states that Hezekiah's name comes from the root "hzq" meaning "to be strong, to strengthen." King Hezekiah is said to have ruled the nation of Judah between the years 715 BCE and 687 BCE. He first began a 29-year reign, starting at the young age of 25. Hezekiah took over the kingdom of Judah soon after the death of his father, King Ahaz. After his father's death, Hezekiah promised that his kingdom would not be like that of his fathers. King Hezekiah was known to be a better king than his father; he did not follow in his father's footsteps of the bad reputation of being the king of Judah. Hezekiah loved the Lord and obeyed His laws that Hezekiah had commanded to live. Paton describes King Hezekiah as “…one of the most vigorous kings of the dynasty of David, and he became the leader of the Palestinian states in the struggle against Assyria.” The Lord was very pleased with Hezekiah. King Hezekiah...... center of sheet......, Carol A. Newsom and Pheme Perkins. "Hosea." In The New Oxford Annoted Bible: with the Apocrypha, 1260. Fully rev. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Freedman, David Noel. “Jezreel.” In The Anchor Bible Dictionary, 189, 192. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Horn, Siegried H. “The Chronology of the Reign of King Hezekiah.” Andrews University Seminary Studies 2, (January 1, 1964): 40-52. ATLA Religions Database with ATLASerials EBSCOhost (accessed March 17, 2014). Paton, Lewis B. "Jerusalem in Bible Times: IX Jerusalem under Hezekiah and Manasseh." The Biblical World 30, n. 3 (1907): 168.Beecher, Willis J. "Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Studies (in One): The Kingdom of Hezekiah." The Student of the Old Testament 7, n. 7 (1888): 233. Henderson, Kelly. “Bible Lesson: King Hezekiah Trusts in God and Asks for Help.” CHILDREN'S MINISTRY. (January 13, 2014).