27. Sepulchres of the kings. Compare the treatment given to Jehoram, Joash, and Uzziah ( 21:20; 24:25; 26:23).
1. Hezekiah. The account of Hezekiah’s reign covers four chapters, 29-32. The contrast with the parallel account in 2 Kings 18-20 is striking. In Chronicles the main emphasis is upon Hezekiah’s religious reformation, to which three chapters (29-31) are devoted, while in Kings this topic is dealt with in a few verses (2 Kings 18:4-6). Only one chapter in Chronicles (2 Chron. 32) is devoted to a record of the civil affairs of the reign, while in Kings this is the subject of greatest emphasis (2 Kings 18:7 to 20:21). Thus 2 Chron. 29-31 is almost entirely new material, while 32 is only a brief reÃŒÂsumeÌ of what constitutes practically the entire account of the reign in Kings.
Abijah. The shortened form “Abi” appears in 2 Kings 18:2.