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The Puzzling Portrait of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 32:24–31

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Goswell, Gregory·2023·Vetus Testamentum
DOI 10.1163/15685330-bja10114
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2 Chronicles 32:24–31 provides an early reading of Isa 38–39, but the brevity of the account in Chronicles makes its interpretation challenging. There is an additional motif of pride that is not easy to interpret (32:25–26). In this article I suggest that it might have been added by the Chronicler because he had noticed the admission of fault by the sick king in the psalm in Isa 38. Building on the portrait of Hezekiah found in Isa 38, the Chronicler depicts Hezekiah acknowledging that he was not worthy of the benefit received and humbling himself. Hezekiah models for the reader the Chronistic ethic of repentance. When Hezekiah is tested by God (32:31), the statement that “God left him to himself” reflects the Chronicler’s interpretation of what is found in Isa 39, where the king responded as best he could to the arrival of Babylonian envoys without the benefit of prophetic guidance. The glowing depiction of Hezekiah’s achievements in the surrounding verses implies that the Chronicler believed that Hezekiah passed this test.

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Authors
Goswell, G.
Affiliations
Australian University of Theology (AU)
Corresponding author
Goswell, Gregory
ORCID
Goswell, Gregory
Venue
Vetus Testamentum
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2023-01-19
Volume
73
Issue
4-5
Pages
567-582
ISSN
  • 0042-4935 (ISSN-L)
  • 1568-5330
DOI
10.1163/15685330-bja10114
OpenAlex
W4387413314
Cited by
1
References
29
Citations by year
2023: 1
FWCI
3.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Vetus Testamentum (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Byzantine Studies and History
Keywords
Hezekiah, Chronicler, repentance, pride, divine testing, humility, Septuagint

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