2 Chronicles 29:1-3

Good News Translation

King Hezekiah of Judah^(A)

29 Hezekiah became king of Judah at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. ² Following the example of his ancestor King David, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.

The Purification of the Temple

³ In the first month of the year after Hezekiah became king, he reopened the gates of the Temple and had them repaired.