Day 80

2 Kings 20; 2 Kings 21; 2 Kings 22; 2 Kings 23; 2 Kings 24

Hezekiah is told he will die and pleads with the Lord; his life is lengthened fifteen years. The shadow goes back ten degrees on the sundial of Ahaz. Isaiah prophesies the Babylonian captivity of Judah. Manasseh turns Judah to idolatry, even sacrificing a son to a heathen god. Prophets foretell the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem. Wickedness continues under Amon. Josiah reigns in righteousness in Judah. Hilkiah repairs the temple and finds the book of the law. Josiah sorrows because of the wickedness of his fathers. Huldah prophesies wrath upon the people but blessings upon Josiah. Josiah reads the book of the covenant to the people. They covenant to keep the commandments. Josiah overturns the worship of false gods, removes the sodomites, and puts down idolatry. Idolatrous priests are slain. Judah holds a solemn Passover. Egypt subjects the land of Judah. Jerusalem is besieged and taken by Nebuchadnezzar. Many of the people of Judah are carried captive into Babylon. Zedekiah becomes king in Jerusalem. He rebels against Babylon.