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.
Mbretërimi i tij ishte aq i suksesshëm, saqë Bibla thotë: « Para tij nuk pati asnjë mbret që, si ai, t’i ishte kthyer Zotit me gjithë zemër, me gjithë shpirt dhe me gjithë forcën, sipas tërë ligjit të Moisiut; as pas tij nuk ka dalë ndonjë si ai. » — 2 Mbretërve 23: 19 - 25.