Talk:Hezekiah

message: Wouldn't it better be translated as "The LORD has strengthened" or even "Yahweh has strengthened", given that the suffix is -yah[u], not -'el?
About the importance of this king not only for religious reforms but also for economics, scripture etc. with new archeological evidence you may look at Finkelstein/Silberman: David and Solomon. The Free Press, 2006. The transliteration of his name into English is wondrous for me (no native speaker of English).--charlandes 16:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, and a reference for the translation would be good, too. Leadwind (talk) 15:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of his name? 

message: I don't know how this talk page works. I couldn't figure out how to add a new topic. I was very surprised that my edits to make the language about the restoration of the temple to be neutral instead of using biased language.  The edits were reversed.  This is not a theological article, it is meant to be an encyclopedia article with standards of objectivity.  Is there no over-riding authority?  Can I reinstate the changes I made which were reverted?  Unless Shemishata can explain themself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cath reen (talk • contribs) 03:41, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  article needs work 

message: Please be aware of a discussion regarding a need for disambiguation of the term "High Places", as used in the Political moves and Assyrian invasion section. 67.176.181.188 (talk) 17:44, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation of "High Places" 

message: The artcle claimed that William Dever says in this book that the narrative of iconoclasm by Hezekiah was wrong and that there was archeological evidence against it from Arad, Beersheba and Lachish. This couldn't be more wrong. He says that Arad's temple was most likely dismanteled by Hezekiah! About the altar at Beersheba he only says its destruction most likely took place under Josiah's reform. About Lachish' temple he never says Hezekiah build it or that it still functioned under his rule. This is the biggest mistake at wikipedia I've seen so far. Mismeret (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iconoclasm 

message: Claim not substantiated "Abijah (also called Abi), was a daughter of the high priest Zechariah." Bold "the high priest" being contested, Zechariah was a popular name at this time so not necessarily "The High Priest". Could even be King Zechariah of Israel/Samaria, as marrying between the 2 kingdoms is not uncommon, see 2 Kings 8v18 (King of Judah Jehoram marries King of Israel Ahab's daughter Athaliah, later named in 2 Kings 8v26). Lack of given title might indicate the contrary, however, in aforementioned 2 Kings 8v18 no title is mentioned of Ahab, but later is present in v26.
Further, arguments against this suggestion would include Zechariah's very brief reign (and life) see 2 Kings 15v8-12, of a mere 6 months, this is disputed as being possibly 12 years.
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_of_Israel). A more theological perspective may spread doubt on this suggestion because of the prophecy in 2 Kings 10v30 meaning that none of Jehu's descendants after the 4th generation would sit on the throne, this brings into the discussion whether it was confined to the Kingship of Israel and whether 'descendants' follows only the males. A more convincing argument would be that the completion of the prophecy, as previous said, was not only the assassination of Zechariah but of his whole family.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.221.239.65 (talk) 08:01, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  2.2 Family and Life 

message: Section on Biblical Sources relies directly on the Bible (primary source). We should be reporting what reliable sources say about it, not picking and choosing from primary sources themselves and presenting our take. Section needs to be revised to report what reputable authorities have said about the matter. That is the essence of NPOV and NOR. --128.205.153.107 (talk) 02:58, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original Research 

message: I noticed that you have a 17th-century painting by unknown artist claiming it to be Hezekiah.  Based upon what? Since when is the use of modern art being used as the sole source for an accurate portrayal of ancient history?  The ancient Judeans were Hebrews, and the Hebrews are a very dark race of people, with curly hair, esp in that region of the world. Who is that person in the painting?2602:306:25E4:B229:519A:5B88:E8FE:A72E (talk) 04:33, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Using Questionable Images based on Artists' Imagination vs Verifiable Archaeological Evidence 

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thread_title:  Blacklisted Links Found on [[Hezekiah]] 

message: It's a major character from the Hebrew (!) Bible, for Jahweh's sake! Keep BC (Before CHRIST!) and AD (anno domini = christi!) all you want for the New Testament, but leave some space for Jewish sensitivities, whether out of sympathy, hatred, PC, or common sense. Arminden (talk) 16:51, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: King James may have been British, but King Hezekiah certainly was not. Rlendog (talk) 21:02, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: BCE rather than BC

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message: provided no WP:RS for their edits. If you find that it has a source, tell me which it is. tgeorgescu (talk)  18:08, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Aren't the sources provided in the notes after each one? Except for the first, each one references a source text. They're not linked (or necessarily formatted correctly), but are there to be found. I can see the case that it's pulling directly from primary sources and therefore a form of WP:OR, but isn't it like how plot summaries don't need to be sourced for fiction because their implicit source is the work (i.e. can't the names in various languages be pulled directly from source documents in those languages)? Ganesha811 (talk) 19:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  There are no originals of the Bible, of any sort, in any language. BlackDragonCasimir admitted that's true. tgeorgescu (talk)  20:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree, but there are certainly primary source documents that contain various portions of the Hebrew Bible in various languages, from ancient times right up to the present day. What's the issue with the translated names being pulled from those sources? Ganesha811 (talk) 20:26, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I removed it again. The "sources" provided in the notes are not sources in the meaning of Wikipedia, i.e., authoritative academic texts available to the reader. In addition, almost three lines just about pronunciation is not reasonable. Achar Sva (talk) 23:16, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Original research

message: The article mentions that Isaiah prophesied during his reign. Shouldn't it say that Hezekiah plays a prominent role in the Book of Isaiah, in Isaiah 38-39? YTKJ (talk) 20:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Book of Isaiah

message: In the discussion of Isaiah visiting sick Hezekiah, it is somehow said Hezekiah’s lack of a son failed to preserve the line of “human(s)” - but in fact was a potential tragedy because it would fail to preserve the line from King David of a Jewish savior God had promised since Moses, and actually since God told Eve that “her seed” (offspring) would “crush [Satan, the serpent’s] head.” 
 David’s family would, God had promised David, through prophet Nathan, lead in an unbroken line (to Messiah, Christians hold), or eternity, as Jews avow. This being the case, when Hezekiah prayed, was healed, and had a son, good King Hezekiah gained a place in the genealogy of Jesus in the New Testament, and surely in the old also. I don’t know WHO would have suggested Hezekiah’s lack of a son would merely somehow end  “human life”, (though no savior —the one “coming after me,” as Moses said, or “Shiloh” as predicted elsewhere, to come, would have been a tragedy). One eventually leading to doom for all humans and the earth: no righteous eternal earthly ruler, no millennium, no salvation, no alternative to hell for humans, no “New heavens and earth” to come, etc. —AND would also make a perfect God into liar, regarding his promises to the Jews that David’s line was eternal & that made to Abraham, that all the world would be blessed by the Jews, which would of course have been a tragedy for humanity. Ednor Rowe (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Childless Hezekiah to perpetuate CHRIST’S line