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He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he clave to the LORD, <i>and</i> departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he clung to the LORD; he did not desist from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he clung to Yahweh; he did not turn away from following Him, but kept His commandments, which Yahweh had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following him but kept the commands the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He remained faithful to Yahweh and did not turn from following Him but kept the commands the LORD had commanded Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He was completely faithful to the LORD and obeyed the laws the LORD had given to Moses for the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he clave to the LORD, he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He was loyal to the LORD and never turned away from him. He obeyed the commands that the LORD had given through Moses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He was faithful to the LORD and never disobeyed him, but carefully kept all the commands that the LORD had given Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because he depended on the LORD, not abandoning pursuit of him, and keeping the LORD's commands that he had commanded Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He was loyal to the LORD and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the LORD had given to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he joined with the LORD; he did not depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he cleaved to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he joined with Yahweh. He didn’t depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he cleaves to YHWH, he has not turned aside from after Him, and keeps His commands that YHWH commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he cleaveth to Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from after Him, and keepeth His commands that Jehovah commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cleave upon Jehovah he turned not away from after him, and he will watch his commands which Jehovah commanded Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he clung to the Lord, and he did not withdraw from his footsteps, and he carried out his commandments, which the Lord had instructed to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hezekiah held fast to the LORD and never turned away from following him, but observed the commandments the LORD had given Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following him but kept the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he cleaved to LORD JEHOVAH and he did not turn aside from following after him, and he kept his commandments, according to what LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For he cleaved to the LORD, he departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he clave to the Lord, he departed not from following him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/18-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6209" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: way·yiḏ·baq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">He remained faithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep-m:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">from following Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: way·yiš·mōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">he kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had given</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a></span><br />You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a></span><br />But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-22.htm">Deuteronomy 11:22</a></span><br />For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-4.htm">Deuteronomy 13:4</a></span><br />You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61</a></span><br />So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a></span><br />Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">2 Chronicles 31:21</a></span><br />He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-31.htm">Psalm 119:31</a></span><br />I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-102.htm">Psalm 119:102</a></span><br />I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a></span><br />If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-6</a></span><br />By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Revelation 14:12</a></span><br />Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he held to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a></b></br> Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-8.htm">Joshua 23:8</a></b></br> But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Acts 11:23</a></b></br> Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13,16,19</a></b></br> Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, <i>and by</i> all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments <i>and</i> my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4</a></b></br> Which I commanded your fathers in the day <i>that</i> I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15,21</a></b></br> If ye love me, keep my commandments… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-3.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-3.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Held</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-16.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-24.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/16-5.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-15.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-3.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-2.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">He destroys idolatry, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Hezekiah's faithfulness is significant in the context of the divided kingdom, where the northern kingdom of Israel had already fallen to Assyria due to their unfaithfulness. His commitment is reminiscent of the covenantal faithfulness required by God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, where the Israelites are commanded to love the LORD with all their heart, soul, and strength.<p><b>and did not turn from following Him;</b><br>Hezekiah's unwavering dedication is emphasized here, indicating his consistent obedience and refusal to deviate from God's path. This steadfastness is a key theme in the Deuteronomic history, where blessings are promised for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). Hezekiah's reign is marked by religious reforms, including the removal of high places and the destruction of idols, aligning with the call to exclusive worship of Yahweh.<p><b>he kept the commandments</b><br>This phrase underscores Hezekiah's adherence to the Mosaic Law, which was central to Israel's identity and relationship with God. His observance of the commandments reflects a return to the foundational principles given at Sinai, contrasting with the syncretism and idolatry that plagued Judah. This obedience is a model of covenant faithfulness, akin to the ideal king described in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Deuteronomy 17:18-20</a>, who is to read and follow the law diligently.<p><b>that the LORD had given Moses.</b><br>The reference to Moses connects Hezekiah's actions to the foundational covenant at Sinai, where the law was given as a guide for Israel's life and worship. This continuity with Moses' covenant underscores the legitimacy and divine authority of Hezekiah's reforms. It also points to the prophetic tradition, where leaders are called to return to the covenantal roots, as seen in the ministries of prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The Mosaic Law serves as a type of Christ, who fulfills the law and prophets, as noted in <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of his people by removing idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Hezekiah reigned. It was often contrasted with the northern kingdom, Israel, which had a history of idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who gave the commandments to Moses and whom Hezekiah faithfully followed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who received the Law from God on Mount Sinai, which included the commandments that Hezekiah adhered to.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/commandments.htm">Commandments</a></b><br>The laws given by God to Moses, which were meant to guide the Israelites in their covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>Hezekiah's life demonstrates the importance of unwavering faithfulness to God, even in the face of cultural and societal pressures. Believers today are called to remain steadfast in their commitment to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commandments.htm">Obedience to God's Commandments</a></b><br>Hezekiah's adherence to the commandments given to Moses highlights the importance of obedience in the believer's life. Obedience is a tangible expression of our love for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rejecting_idolatry.htm">Rejecting Idolatry</a></b><br>Hezekiah's reforms included the removal of idols, teaching us the necessity of removing anything from our lives that competes with our devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>As a leader, Hezekiah's personal faithfulness had a profound impact on his nation. This underscores the influence that godly leadership can have in guiding others toward righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_still_perform_miracles_today.htm">Who serves the Lord with unwavering devotion and faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_covet_judah's_wealth.htm">Isaiah 39:2: How could Judah, a small kingdom, have accumulated such wealth and armaments to intrigue Babylon’s interest? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_kings_23_25_exalt_josiah_over_david.htm">Why does 2 Kings 23:25 suggest Josiah surpassed even David in devotion, seemingly contradicting other texts that exalt David's faithfulness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">For he clave.</span>--<span class= "ital">And he held fast.</span> Hezekiah's pious <span class= "ital">feeling.</span><p><span class= "bld">But kept.</span>--<span class= "ital">And he kept.</span> Hezekiah's <span class= "ital">practice.</span> The context shows that the "commandments" specially in the writer's mind were those against polytheism.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he clave to the Lord</span> - rather, <span class="accented">and he clave to the Lord</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> he persevered through the whole of his life; he did not fall into sins at the last, like Asa and Azariah (see <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7-12</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26.htm">2 Chronicles 26</a>.' 16-21) - <span class="cmt_word">and departed not from following him.</span> The writer probably considers "the princes of Judah" answerable for the embassy to Egypt mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Isaiah 30:4</a>, and excuses Hezekiah's ostentatious display of his treasures to the ambassadors of Merodach-Baladan (<a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">2 Kings 20:13</a>) as a weakness, not an actual breach of obedience. <span class="cmt_word">But kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/18-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He remained faithful</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּדְבַּק֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḏ·baq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn</span><br /><span class="heb">סָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(sār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from following Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he kept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had given</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/18-6.htm">2 Kings 18:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 18:6 For he joined with Yahweh (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 18:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>