2 — After becoming king of Judah at age 8, this man went on to purify the land of
pagan practices.
4 — King of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem.
6 — Prophet during the reigns of kings such as Hezekiah and Uzziah who foretold many
things about the Messiah.
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1 — Prophet at the time the Babylonians captured Jerusalem and carried many people
into exile; one of his illustrations pictured a potter working with clay.
3 — King of Assyria whose army lost 185,000 men while threatening Jerusalem.
5 — The king of Judah when the Assyrians, who had already taken over the northern
Kingdom of Israel, tried to capture Jerusalem. The Assyrians failed to do so, in part because of the water
conduit this king had constructed.
This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature.
The answers and clues are based on the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the
Biblical Communities, edited by Alex Varughese and published by Beacon Hill Press of
Kansas City, now The Foundry Publishing.
