McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Jehizkiah

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Jehizkiah


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(Heb. Yechizkiyah', only in the paragogic form Yechizkiya'hu, éְçַæְ÷ַéָּäåּ , i.e. HEZEKIAH; Sept. Å᾿æåêßáò ), son of Shallum,' one of the Ephraimitish leaders who, at the instance of the prophet Oded (q.v.), insisted upon the liberation and humane treatment of the captives taken and brought to Samaria in the incursion of Pekah upon the kingdom of Judah. (2Ch_28:12; comp. 8,13,15). B.C. cir. 738.