How many times is Hezekiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Hezekiah appears 128 times in the King James Version, in 117 verses. It is found in 10 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Hezekiah 131 times.
Hezekiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Hezekiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Hezekiah | 128 | 131 |
| Total | 128 | 131 |
What the name Hezekiah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hezekiah as "strength of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Hezekiah most
Hezekiah appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (44), then 2 Chronicles (40) and Isaiah (33).
First and last mention of Hezekiah
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Kings 18:14, 2 times (tied with 2 Kings 18:16, 2 Kings 19:14, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:13, 2 Kings 20:14 and 5 more):
And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 4 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 3:23: counted in the KJV only
And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.
Nehemiah 10:17: counted in the World English Bible only
Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
Zephaniah 1:1: counted in the World English Bible only
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
Yahweh’s word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
Common questions
How many times is Hezekiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 128 of the 128 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Hezekiah appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (44), then 2 Chronicles (40) and Isaiah (33).
Where is Hezekiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 16:20: "And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead." The last is Micah 1:1.
What does the name Hezekiah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hezekiah as "strength of the Lord".
More word counts: Jonathan, Absalom, Jeroboam, Ahab, Jehoshaphat, Eleazar, Abimelech, Abner, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.