So successful was his reign that the Bible states: “Like him there did not prove to be a king prior to him who returned to Jehovah with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his vital force, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him has there risen up one like him. ” ​ — 2 Kings 23: 19 - 25.
वह इतना कामयाब राजा रहा कि उसके राज्य के बारे में बाइबल कहती है: “और उसके तुल्य न तो उस से पहिले कोई ऐसा राजा हुआ और न उसके बाद ऐसा कोई राजा उठा, जो मूसा की पूरी व्यवस्था के अनुसार अपने पूर्ण मन और पूर्ण प्राण और पूर्ण शक्‍ति से यहोवा की ओर फिरा हो । ” — 2 राजा 23: 19 - 25.