Hezekiah

Hezekiah (Hebrew: חזקיה or חזקיהו, "whom God has strengthened") was king of Judah, the son of Ahaz and Abi (2 Kings 18:1-2) or Abijah (2 Chronicles 29:1). He reigned twenty-nine years (2 Kings 18:2). William F. Albright has dated his reign to 715 BCE-687 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 716 BCE-687 BCE.

Seals

Two distinct classes of seal impressions have been found in Israel relating to King Hezekiah:

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• LMLK seals on storage jar handles, excavated from strata formed by Sennacherib's destruction as well as immediately above that layer suggesting they were used throughout his 29-year reign (Grena, 2004, p. 338)
• Bullae from sealed documents, some that may have belonged to Hezekiah himself (Grena, 2004, p. 26, Figs. 9 and 10) while others name his servants (oded in Hebrew), all from the antiquities market and subject to authentication disputes