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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

2 Kings 18:6

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

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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he claue to the Lorde, and departed not from him: but kept his commaundementes, which the Lorde commaunded Moyses.
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

1In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. 3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. 4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze serpent called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. 5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. 6He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.7And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. 8He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

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 man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
Matthew 13:33
He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened."
Acts 16:15
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
1 Peter 4:9
Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

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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