Hezekiah
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A few years after the fall of Samaria the victorious armies reappeared
in Palestine, this time directing their forces against the fenced cities of
Judah, with some measure of success; but they withdrew for a season
because of difficulties arising in other portions of their realm. Not
until some years later, toward the close of Hezekiah’s reign, was it to
be demonstrated before the nations of the world whether the gods of
the heathen were finally to prevail.
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