Influenced heavily by his Yahwist high priest, Hilkiah, Hezekiah pursued a program that was aimed at centralizing religious practices and consolidating authority around the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Hilkiah, the high priest at the time, is thought to have played a key role in guiding Hezekiah in these religious reforms.
By focusing on religious activity in Jerusalem and eliminating competing shrines, Hilkiah and Hezekiah worked together to centralize both political and spiritual power.
Hezekiah, influenced by his Yahwist high priest, Hilkiah, sought to consolidate religious authority by promoting Yahweh as the sole deity of his kingdom.
"The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the YHWH Lord all the articles made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts.
During the eighteenth year of his reign, a significant event occurred: the discovery of the "Book of the Law" (likely Deuteronomy) in the temple by Hilkiah the high priest (2 Kings 22:8-13).
"The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the Lord all the articles made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts.