Archaeology confirms the biblical account—Hezekiah’s preparations in Jerusalem
by Keaton Halley

Published: 9 January 2020 (GMT+10)
Ian Scott,

In part 1 of this series, we saw that archaeology has provided abundant support for the Bible’s account of Assyrian king Sennacherib’s attack on the kingdom of Judah in 701 BC (described in 2 Kings 18–19). In particular, there is a wealth of physical evidence that Sennacherib conquered many of Judah’s walled cities, including the key site of Lachish. Now, we consider the actions Hezekiah, king of Judah, undertook to preserve his capital and his kingdom.

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