The Kings of Judah
He took the throne at just 8 years old and was one of the two greatest reforming kings of Judah.
Who is Josiah?
Chapters 16 to 25 of 2 Kings cover a 10k foot view of approximately this many total years of history.
What is 175 years (or 735 BC to 560 BC)?
This prophet is specifically mentioned in the outline as the one Hezekiah brought the Assyrian King's letter to.
Who is Isaiah?
When King Josiah gathered his people, he read this sacred book out loud to everyone to align their culture back to God.
What is the Book of the Covenant?
He was Josiah's son and the very last king mentioned in this timeline, noted for being a wicked king.
Who is Zedekiah?
our outline notes that a grand total of this many kings are mentioned across this specific section of scripture.
What is 22 kings?
This prophetess is explicitly named as one of the 4 named prophets in the outline, alongside Jonah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
Who is Huldah?
When King Josiah finally heard the words of the lost Book of the Law, he did this to his own clothes out of deep sorrow.
What is tore his robes (or ripped his clothing)?
He was Josiah's great-grandfather and one of Judah's most righteous kings, though his own father was one of the absolute worst.
Who is Hezekiah?
While 8 of the final kings were from the Southern Kingdom of Judah, this is the number of final kings from the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
What is 2?
This cross-reference verse from the Book of Mormon connects the first year of King Zedekiah's reign to the prophet Lehi in Jerusalem.
What is 1 Nephi 1:4?
When Hezekiah became terminally ill, he physically did this to block out the noise of the world and focus entirely on raw prayer.
What is turned his face to the wall?
This is the exact number of years that King Zedekiah ruled for before the total destruction of Jerusalem.
What is 11 years?
The outline lists 5 specific foreign empires/nations involved in this history: Syria, Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, and this final one.
Who are the Philistines?
During his reforms, King Josiah ordered his men to leave this person's gravesite and bones completely in peace.
Who is the unnamed "young prophet" (or the man of God)?
Hezekiah smashed this specific historical object into pieces because the Israelites had started burning incense to it.
What is the bronze snake (made by Moses)?