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New King James Version

2 Kings 18:7

The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
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 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 2 Chronicles 29:1,2: 31:1">[xr] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi 2 Chronicles 29:1ff">[fn] the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done. 4 He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image [fn] and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. [fn] 5 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses. 7 The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8 He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified 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
But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh!"
Genesis 18:16
Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way.
Genesis 19:3
But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Amos 6:4
Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall;
Malachi 1:14
"But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished-- For I am a great King," Says the LORD of hosts, "And My name is to be feared among the nations.
Matthew 22:4
Again, he sent out other servants, saying, "Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding."'
Luke 15:23
And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
Luke 15:27
And he said to him, "Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.'
Luke 15:30
But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted 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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