2 Kings 18:6

Translations

Modern

He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.

Traditional

For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

Literal

And he clung to YHWH; he did not depart from after Him, and he kept His commandments that YHWH had commanded Moses.

Latin

…et adhæsit Domino, et non recessit a vestigiis ejus, fecitque mandata ejus, quæ præceperat Dominus Moysi.

Original

Hebrew

English

He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.

Notes

2 Kings 18:5–6

Hezekiah trusted in the LORD: He was the best among all the kings of Judah. Later, Josiah was unmatched in following the law of Moses (2 Kings 23:25). These two kings were examples of devotion during times of declining spirituality.

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 Dangers of Sin The Sovereignty of God

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 10:20
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
Joshua 23:8
Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
John 15:14
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
2 Kings 17:13
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
2 Kings 17:16
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
Jeremiah 11:4
…which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
John 15:10
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
2 Kings 17:19
…and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 29:1–2

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

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

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God: Hezekiah Prospered Decision: Hezekiah God in Prospering Hezekiah Hezekiah: King of Judah: His Piety Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Hezekiah Obedience to God: Hezekiah Obedience: Exemplified Obedience: General Scriptures Concerning Obedience: Hezekiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Hezekiah's Good Reign Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Hezekiah Revivals: Hezekiah

2 Kings 18:6

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