2 Kings 18:7

2 Kings 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of 2 Kings 18:7

5Hezekiah 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. And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory. 9In King Hezekiah’s fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.

2 Kings 18:7 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֖א יַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• he prosperedשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• whithersoever he went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and he rebelledמָרַדmârad · to rebelH4775
• against the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647

Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:7

• Genesis 21:22At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.
• Genesis 39:2The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
• 1 Samuel 18:14In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him.
• 2 Chronicles 15:2He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
• Psalms 46:11The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
• Psalms 60:12With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
• Matthew 1:23“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
• Acts 7:9“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
• 1 Samuel 18:5Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.
• 2 Samuel 8:6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
• 2 Chronicles 31:21In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
• 2 Chronicles 32:30It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook.
• Psalms 1:3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
• Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• 2 Kings 18:20You say you have the counsel and the might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Because Hezekiah was deeply committed to his faith, God blessed him, and he succeeded in all his endeavors. Hezekiah began a series of reforms, including: cleaning, repairing, and renovating the temple (2 Chronicles 29:3–36); celebrating the Passover (2 Chronicles 30); and restoring important worship practices in Judah (2 Chronicles 31:1–19). He rebelled against the king of Assyria: In the ancient Near East, rebellions and stopping tribute payments often…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. he rebelled against the king of Assyria--that is, the yearly tribute his father had stipulated to pay, he, with imprudent haste, withdrew. Pursuing the policy of a truly theocratic sovereign, he was, through the divine blessing which rested on his government, raised to a position of great public and national strength. Shalmaneser had withdrawn from Palestine, being engaged perhaps in a war with Tyre, or probably he was dead. Assuming, consequently…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 18:7

• Blessing
• Hezekiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Religion
• Revivals

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Agreement
• Carry
• Isaiah
• Put
• Bible, the
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Hezekiah (2)
• Kings, Books of

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