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The Deuteronomist View of Kingship
Brontt starts with 2 Kings 18-23, and its description of the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah. The rationale here is that one can best discern the Deuteronomist attitude toward kingship generally. Of the 20 Judahite kings, only eight are judged by the biblical writer to have been good kings. Brontt: "There was none like him before or after"