2 Kings 18:5

2 Kings 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time.

Context of 2 Kings 18:5

3He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done. 4He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.) Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6He held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. 7And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

2 Kings 18:5 word by word

בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּטָ֑ח וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He trustedבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• so that afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him was none like him among all the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• that were beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:5

• 2 Kings 19:10“Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’
• 2 Chronicles 32:7“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.
• Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
• Psalms 13:5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
• Psalms 84:12Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
• Psalms 146:5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
• Jeremiah 17:7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
• Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
• Ephesians 1:12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
• 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
• 2 Kings 23:25Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”
• 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He trusted in the Lord - See the character of this good king: He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; He clave to the Lord; He was steady in his religion; he departed not from following the Lord; He kept God's commandments. And what were the consequences? 1. The Lord was with him; 2. He prospered whithersoever he went.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5After him was none like him - The same is said of Josiah (marginal reference). The phrase was probably proverbial, and was not taken to mean more than we mean when we say that such and such a king was one of singular piety.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

Topics related to 2 Kings 18:5

• Faith
• Hezekiah
• Iconoclasm
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Religion
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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