2 Kings 18:6

Contextual Overview

¹In the third year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. ¹ Now it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Yisra'el, that Hizkiyahu the son of Achaz king of Yehudah began to reign. 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. ¹ In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. ¹ Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah became king during the third year Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel. ¹ In the third year of the reign of Israel's King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz's son Hezekiah became king over Judah. ¹Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king. ¹ Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea, the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king. ¹ Now it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. ¹ Now in the third yeere of Hoshea, sonne of Elah King of Israel, Hezekiah the sonne of Ahaz king of Iudah began to reigne.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he clave: None of the kings of Judah, from the time of the division of the kingdom, equalled Hezekiah in the stedfastness and simplicity of his dependence upon the Lord; in which he aspired to an equality with his progenitor David, who had reigned over the whole land. Even Asa, through weakness of faith, sought the assistance of a heathen prince; and Jehoshaphat formed an alliance with idolatrous Ahab; but Hezekiah clave to the Lord, in entire confidence and unreserved obedience, to the end of his life. Deuteronomy 10:20, Joshua 23:8, Acts 11:23

from following him: Heb. from after him

kept: 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 17:19, Jeremiah 11:4, John 14:15, John 14:21, John 15:10, John 15:14, 1 John 5:3

Cross-References

Isaiah 32:8
But a noble person plans noble things;he stands up for noble causes.

Isaiah 32:8
But the noble devises noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

Isaiah 32:8
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.

Isaiah 32:8
But the noble person devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

Isaiah 32:8
But a good leader plans to do good, and those good things make him a good leader.

Isaiah 32:8
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

Isaiah 32:8
But the noble devises noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

Isaiah 32:8
But the liberall man will deuise of liberall things, and he will continue his liberalitie.

Isaiah 32:8
But the noble man counsels noble plans;And by noble plans he rises up.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he clave to the Lord,.... To his worship and service; to the fear of the Lord, as the Targum:

and departed not from following him; from his worship, as the same paraphrase:

but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses; both moral, ceremonial, and judicial.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Other good kings, as Solomon, Jehoshaphat, Joash, and Amaziah, had fallen away in their later years. Hezekiah remained firm to the last. The phrase “cleaving to God” is frequent in Deuteronomy, but rare elsewhere.