1. Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother's name was Abijah. She was the daughter of Zechariah.
2. Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as King David had done.
3. In the first month of Hezekiah's first year as king, he opened the doors of the Lord's temple. He repaired them.