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The Deuteronomy's Highest Evaluation of Josiah
The basis for this high evaluation of Josiah was essentially that Josiah not only turned to Yahweh in his private life, but he acted upon this repentance in public as well. The bulk of 2 Kings 22-23 is devoted to the specific reforms that Josiah instituted and how he led Judah. As far as Hezekiah goes, like Josiah, Hezekiah was in a category all by his own," Howard says.