2 Kings 18:3

Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2He was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of a man whose name was Zechariah.

4He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh on the tops of hills, and he broke into pieces the stone pillars for worshiping the goddess Asherah. He also broke into pieces the bronze replica/statue of a snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:18Do what Yahweh says is right and good. If you do that, things will go well with you. You will be able to enter and occupy the good/fertile land that Yahweh vowed to give to our ancestors.

1 Kings 3:14If you conduct your life [IDM] as I want you to, and if you obey all my laws and commandments, as your father David did, I will enable you to live for many years.”

1 Kings 11:38If you obey all that I command you to do, and conduct your life as I want you to, and if you do what I say is right by obeying my laws and commandments like David did, I will help you. I will make sure that your descendants will rule after you die, like I promised to do for David.

1 Kings 15:11Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

2 Kings 14:3Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done. He did some of the good things that his father Joash had done.

2 Kings 22:2Josiah did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life as his ancestor King David had done. He completely obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:2-9

Hezekiah's Good Reign. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that David his father did. 4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the… Read the whole commentary →

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