Hezekiah
chiz.qiy.yah is a personal name used chiefly for the king of Judah who directs worship, faces Assyria, and is succeeded by Manasseh.
The supplied verses use this proper noun chiefly for Judah's king: he succeeds Ahaz, directs offerings and Passover observance, responds to the Assyrian threat, and is succeeded by Manasseh. A smaller genealogical use names a son among Neariah's descendants.
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The king of Judah · dominant
The proper noun identifies the ruler who succeeds Ahaz in 2 Kings 16:20 and who is introduced as Ahaz's son becoming king in 2 Kings 18:1. In 2 Chronicles 29:27 the APB renders him ordering a burnt offering, while in 2 Chronicles 32:20 it renders the king praying with Isaiah amid the Assyrian crisis.
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A descendant of Neariah · rare
In 1 Chronicles 3:23, the proper noun occurs in a lineage: the APB renders him as one of Neariah's sons alongside Azrikam.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB normally presents the proper name as "Hezekiah," often adding "king of Judah" or "King Hezekiah" where the clause identifies his office. Those added titles reflect the verse's presentation rather than a separate meaning of the name.