Three times he made serious mistakes: He allowed the ark of the covenant to be transported improperly on its way to Jerusalem; he committed adultery with Bath - sheba and plotted the death of her husband, Uriah; and he conducted a census of the people of Israel and Judah that Jehovah had not commanded.
એટલે જ ઈશ્વરભક્ત યશાયાહે હિઝકીયાહ રાજાને કહ્યું કે “તારા પિતા દાઊદનો દેવ યહોવાહ. ” — ૧ શમૂએલ ૧૩: ૧૪; ૨ રાજાઓ ૨૦: ૫; યશાયાહ ૩૮: ૫.