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2 Kings 18:6

For he claue to the Lorde, and departed not from him: but kept his commaundementes, which the Lorde commaunded Moyses.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Decision;   Hezekiah;   Iconoclasm;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Obedience;   Religion;   Revivals;   Scofield Reference Index - Times of the Gentiles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Obedience;   Obedience-Disobedience;   Seven;   Stability;   Steadfastness;   Steadfastness-Instability;   The Topic Concordance - Cleaving;   Obedience;   Prosperity;   Trust;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Obedience to God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliakim;   Sennacherib;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Hezekiah;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   King;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Kingship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Kings, the Books of;   Pentateuch;   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;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Quotations;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hezekiah (2);   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He remained faithful to the Lord and did not turn from following him but kept the commands the Lord had commanded Moses.
Hebrew Names Version
For he joined with the LORD; he didn't depart from following him, but kept his mitzvot, which the LORD commanded Moshe.
King James Version
For he clave to the Lord , and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
English Standard Version
For he held fast to the Lord . He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.
New Century Version
Hezekiah was loyal to the Lord and did not stop following him; he obeyed the commands the Lord had given Moses.
New English Translation
He was loyal to the Lord and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to Moses.
Amplified Bible
For he clung to the LORD; he did not turn away from [faithfully] following Him, but he kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible
For he clung to the LORD; he did not desist from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.
World English Bible
For he joined with Yahweh; he didn't depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For he claue to the Lord, and departed not from him, but kept his commaundements, which the Lord had commaunded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he clung to Yahweh; he did not turn away from following Him, but kept His commandments, which Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
Contemporary English Version
He was completely faithful to the Lord and obeyed the laws the Lord had given to Moses for the people.
Complete Jewish Bible
For he clung to Adonai and did not leave off following him, but obeyed his mitzvot, which Adonai had given Moshe.
Darby Translation
And he clave to Jehovah, and did not turn aside from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
He was very faithful to the Lord and did not stop following him. He obeyed the commands that the Lord had given to Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
For he held fast to the LORD and turned not aside from following him, but kept his commandments, according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Good News Translation
He was faithful to the Lord and never disobeyed him, but carefully kept all the commands that the Lord had given Moses.
Lexham English Bible
He held on to Yahweh; he did not depart from following him, and he kept his commands that Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Literal Translation
and he clung to Jehovah; he did not turn aside from following Him, and kept His commands that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He cleued vnto the LORDE, and departed not backe from him, and kepte his commaundementes, which the LORDE had comaunded Moses.
American Standard Version
For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English
For his heart was fixed on the Lord, not turning from his ways, and he did his orders which the Lord gave to Moses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For he cleaved to the LORD, he departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version (1611)
For he claue to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandements, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he clave to the Lord, he departed not from following him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
For he clave to the LORD, he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he cleuyde to the Lord, and yede not awei fro hise steppis, and he dide the comaundementis of the Lord, whiche the Lord comaundide to Moises;
Young's Literal Translation
and he cleaveth to Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from after Him, and keepeth His commands that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
For he cleaved to Yahweh; he did not depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
For he cleaved to the LORD, [and] departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
New King James Version
For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.
New Living Translation
He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses.
New Life Bible
For he held to the Lord and did not stop following Him. He kept His Laws which the Lord had given Moses.
New Revised Standard
For he held fast to the Lord ; he did not depart from following him but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he did cleave unto Yahweh, he turned not away from following him, - but kept his commandments, which, Yahweh, commanded, Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Revised Standard Version
For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments which the LORD commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

Contextual Overview

1 In the thirde yere of Hosea sonne of Ela king of Israel, it came to passe that Hezekia ye sonne of Ahaz king of Iuda did raigne. 2 Twentie and fyue yeres olde was he when he began to raigne, and raigned twentie and nine yeres in Hierusalem: His mothers name also was Abi, ye daughter of Zacharia. 3 And he dyd that whiche is right in the sight of the Lord, according to al as did Dauid his father. 4 He put away the high places, & brake the images, and cut downe the groues, and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moyses had made: For vnto those dayes the children of Israel dyd burne sacrifice to it: and he called it Nehustan. 5 He trusted in the Lorde God of Israel, so that after him was none lyke him among all the kinges of Iuda, neither were there any such before him. 6 For he claue to the Lorde, and departed not from him: but kept his commaundementes, which the Lorde commaunded Moyses. 7 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. 8 He smote the Philistines euen vnto Azza & the coastes therof, both castels where they kept watches, and strong cities.

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 the liberall person imagineth honest thynges, and commeth vp for liberalitie vnto promotion.
Matthew 13:33
Another parable spake he vnto them: The kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto leuen, which a woman taketh & hydeth in three peckes of meale, tyll all be leuened.
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her householde, she besought vs, saying: Yf ye haue iudged me to be faythfull to the Lorde, come into my house, and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.
Romans 12:13
Distributyng to ye necessitie of saintes, geuen to hospitalitie.
Galatians 5:13
For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetfull to lodge straungers: For therby some hauyng lodged Angels, were vnawares therof.
1 Peter 4:9
Be ye harberous one to another, without grudgyng.

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.


 
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