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2 Kings 18:7

The Lord was with Hezekiah, so he was successful in everything he did. Hezekiah broke away from the king of Assyria and stopped serving him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Hezekiah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Religion;   Revivals;   Scofield Reference Index - Times of the Gentiles;   The Topic Concordance - Cleaving;   Obedience;   Prosperity;   Trust;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliakim;   Sennacherib;   Shalmaneser;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Hezekiah;   Isaiah;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Nahum;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Kingship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Isaiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Israel;   Philistines;   Rab-Shakeh;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hezeki'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Isaiah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Assyria;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Genesis, the Book of;   Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord was with him, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD was with him; wherever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Ashshur, and didn't serve him.
King James Version
And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
English Standard Version
And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.
New Century Version
And the Lord was with Hezekiah, so he had success in everything he did. He turned against the king of Assyria and stopped serving him.
New English Translation
The Lord was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.
Amplified Bible
And the LORD was with Hezekiah; he was successful wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
New American Standard Bible
And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he was successful. And he revolted against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
World English Bible
Yahweh was with him; wherever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn't serve him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Lord was with him, and he prospered in all thinges, which he tooke in hande: also he rebelled against the King of Asshur, and serued him not.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh was with him; wherever he went he prospered. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord helped Hezekiah, so he was successful in everything he did. He even rebelled against the king of Assyria, refusing to be his servant.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Adonai was with him. Wherever he went out to battle, he did well. He rebelled against the king of Ashur and refused to be his vassal.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah was with him; he prospered whithersoever he went forth. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD was with him; and wherever he went forth he conquered; and he rebelled against the king of Assyria and served him not.
Good News Translation
So the Lord was with him, and he was successful in everything he did. He rebelled against the emperor of Assyria and refused to submit to him.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh was with him; everywhere he went, he succeeded. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah was with him. He acted prudently every place he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE was wt him. And whither so euer he wete forth, he behaued him selfe wysely. He resisted the kyn of Assiria, and was not subdued vnto him.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord was with him; he did well in all his undertakings: and he took up arms against the king of Assyria and was his servant no longer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde was with him, so that he prospered in all thinges whiche he toke in hande: And he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and serued him not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD was with him: whithersoever he went forth he prospered; and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord was with him, and hee prospered whithersoeuer hee went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and serued him not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord was with him; and he was wise in all that he undertook: and he revolted from the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.
English Revised Version
And the LORD was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
wherfor and the Lord was with hym, and he gouernede wiseli hym silf in alle thingis, to whiche he yede forth. Also he rebellide ayens the kyng of Assiriens, and therfor he seruede not to `that kyng of Asseriens;
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath been with him, in every place where he goeth out he acteth wisely, and he rebelleth against the king of Asshur, and hath not served him;
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh was with him; wherever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and did not serve him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD was with him; [and] he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
New King James Version
The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
New Living Translation
So the Lord was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute.
New Life Bible
And the Lord was with him. Hezekiah did well in every place he went. He turned against the king of Assyria and did not work for him.
New Revised Standard
The Lord was with him; wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Yahweh was with him, whithersoever he went forth, he prospered, - and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD was with him; wherever he went forth, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria, and would not serve him.
THE MESSAGE
He revolted against the king of Assyria; he refused to serve him one more day. And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he prospered. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

Contextual Overview

1 Hezekiah son of Ahaz was king of Judah. Hezekiah began to rule during the third year that Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel. 2 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he began to rule. He ruled 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. 3 Hezekiah did what the Lord said was right, just as David his ancestor had done. 4 Hezekiah destroyed the high places. He broke the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles. At that time the Israelites burned incense to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called "Nehushtan." Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces. 5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord , the God of Israel. There was no one like Hezekiah among all the kings of Judah before him or after him. 6 He was very faithful to the Lord and did not stop following him. He obeyed the commands that the Lord had given to Moses. 7 The Lord was with Hezekiah, so he was successful in everything he did. Hezekiah broke away from the king of Assyria and stopped serving him. 8 Hezekiah defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the area around it. He defeated all the Philistine cities—from the smallest town to the largest city.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And the Lord: Genesis 21:22, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, 1 Samuel 18:14, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 60:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, Acts 7:9, Acts 7:10

he prospered: Genesis 39:2, 1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Samuel 18:14, *marg. 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 8:14, 2 Chronicles 31:21, 2 Chronicles 32:30, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 60:12, Romans 8:31

rebelled: 2 Kings 18:20, 2 Kings 16:7

Reciprocal: Judges 1:19 - the Lord Judges 1:22 - the Lord 1 Kings 2:3 - whithersoever 2 Kings 18:14 - I have offended Ezra 4:19 - and it is found Isaiah 36:5 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 18:15
Sarah said, "I didn't laugh!" (She said this because she was afraid.) Then the Lord said, "No, I know that is not true. You did laugh!"
Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom and began walking in that direction. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.
Genesis 19:3
But Lot continued to ask them to come to his house, so they agreed and went with him. Lot gave them something to drink. He baked some bread for them, and they ate it.
Amos 6:4
But now you lie on ivory beds and stretch out on your couches. You eat tender young lambs from the flock and young calves from the stable.
Malachi 1:14
"Some people have good, male animals that they could give as sacrifices, but don't. Some people bring good animals and promise to give those healthy animals to me. But then they secretly exchange those good animals and give me sick animals instead. Bad things will happen to those people. I am the Great King and people all around the world respect me!" This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.
Matthew 22:4
"Then the king sent some more servants. He said to them, ‘I have already invited the people. So tell them that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves to be eaten. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
Luke 15:23
And bring our best calf and kill it so that we can celebrate with plenty to eat.
Luke 15:27
The boy said, ‘Your brother has come back, and your father killed the best calf to eat. He is happy because he has his son back safe and sound.'
Luke 15:30
But then this son of yours comes home after wasting your money on prostitutes, and you kill the best calf for him!'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord was with him,.... The Word of the Lord was for his help, as the Targum:

and he prospered whithersoever he went forth; that is, to war:

and he rebelled against the king of Assyria: which is explained in the next clause:

and served him not; he refused to be his servant, as his father Ahaz had been, 2 Kings 16:7, to which he was not obliged by any agreement of his; and, if it was in his power, might lawfully shake off his yoke, which is all that is meant by rebelling against him; he refused to be tributary to him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord was with him - This had been said of no king since David (marginal reference). The phrase is very emphatic. The general prosperity of Hezekiah is set forth at some length by the author of Chronicles 2 Chronicles 32:23, 2 Chronicles 32:27-29. His great influence among the nations bordering on the northern kingdom, was the cause of the first expedition of Sennacherib against him, the Ekronites having expelled an Assyrian viceroy from their city, and delivered him to Hezekiah for safe keeping: an expedition which did not very long precede that of 2 Kings 18:13, which fell toward the close of Hezekiah’s long reign.


 
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