English Standard Version
2 Kings 18:6
6For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.
2 Kings 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
- New International Version (NIV)He held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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 (NLT)He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses.
Context of 2 Kings 18:6
4He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). 5He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. 7And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. 8He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
Read all of 2 Kings 182 Kings 18:6 word by word
וַיִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה לֹא־סָ֖ר מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִצְוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For he claveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
- not from followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- him, but keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- his commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:6
- Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.
- Joshua 23:8but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day.
- Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
- 2 Kings 17:13Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets."
- Jeremiah 11:4that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God,
- John 14:15"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
- John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Other 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Hezekiah trusted in the LORD: He was the best among all the kings of Judah. Later, Josiah was unmatched in following the law of Moses (2 Kings 23:25). These two kings were examples of devotion during times of declining spirituality.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel--without invoking the aid or purchasing the succor of foreign auxiliaries like Asa (1Ki 15:18, 19) and Ahaz (2Ki 16:17; Is 7:1-25). so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah--Of course David and Solomon are excepted, they having had the sovereignty of the whole country. In the petty kingdom of Judah, Josiah alone had a similar testimony borne to him (2Ki 23:25). But even he was surpassed by…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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