2 Kings 18:3

Translations

Modern

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

Traditional

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.

Literal

And he did right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.

Latin

Fecitque quod erat bonum coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerat David pater ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

Notes

2 Kings 18:3–4

Unlike Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2), Hezekiah was more like David. Hezekiah destroyed false worship objects, including pagan shrines, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles (see 2 Kings 16:3–10; 17:9–11, 19).
The bronze serpent used by Moses (Numbers 21) had become an object of improper worship.

2 Kings 18:1–12

The statement about Hezekiah becoming king (2 Kings 18:1–2) includes a detailed review of his spiritual dedication (2 Kings 18:3–7a). It is followed by information about the political situation during his reign (2 Kings 18:7b–12).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahaz Assyria Hezekiah Nehemiah’s Confidence in God The Bronze Snake

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

2 Kings 20:3
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
1 Kings 3:14
So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
2 Chronicles 31:20–21
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
1 Kings 15:5
For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
2 Chronicles 29:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
1 Kings 11:38
If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Exodus 15:26
…saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
Job 33:27
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
2 Kings 22:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
1 Kings 15:11
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
Deuteronomy 6:18
Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

Parallels

2 Chronicles 29:1–2

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Elah Hezekiah Inscriptions Kings, Books of First and Second Kohath, Kohathites Warfare

Topics

Hezekiah: King of Judah: His Piety Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Hezekiah Kings: Good: Hezekiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Hezekiah's Good Reign Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Hezekiah Revivals: Hezekiah Rulers: Righteous: Hezekiah, in his Fear of the Lord

2 Kings 18:3

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