2 Kings 18:3-5

International Standard Version

³ He did what the Lord considered to be right, according to everything that his ancestor David had done.

Hezekiah’s Reforms^(A)

⁴ He removed the high places, demolished the sacred pillars, and tore down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had crafted, because the Israelis had been burning incense to it right up until that time. Hezekiah^[a] called it a piece of brass.^{[b] 5} He trusted the Lord God of Israel, and after him there were none like him among all the kings of Judah,