2 Kings 18:7
in 2 Kings 18And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 18
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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 2Ch 32:23, 2Ch 32:27-
This site's exposition
the LORD was with Hezekiah
on 2 Kings 18:7-8
The text says "the LORD was with Hezekiah" before a battle is named, and the rebellion against Assyria follows as the fruit of that nearness. Tribute to Assyria had been policy since Ahaz invited Tiglath-pileser in at 2 Kings 16:7, so Hezekiah's refusal breaks with his own father's course.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Yet is invaded, and his country put under contribution by Sennacherib, ver. 13-16. Jerusalem is besieged, ver. 17. The virulent speech of Rabshakeh, ver. 18-25.
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And the Lord was with him,....
The kingdom of Assyria had now grown considerable, though we never read of it till the last reign. Such changes there are in the affairs of nations and families: those that have been despicable become formidable, and those, on the contrary, are brought low that have made a great noise and figure.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֤ה | vehayah | and he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִמּ֔וֹ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| בְּכֹ֥ל | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יֵצֵ֖א | yetze' | he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| יַשְׂכִּ֑יל | yaskil | he prospered | H7919 → | |
| וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד | vaiyimrod | and he rebelled | H4775 → | 25 times |
| בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־ | bemelekh- | against [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אַשּׁ֖וּר | ʾashur | Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ | avado | he served him | H5647 → | 288 times |
וְהָיָ֤הand he was
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִמּ֔וֹwith him
imoH5973 →1050 times
בְּכֹ֥לin all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יֵצֵ֖אhe went out
yetze'H3318 →1067 times
יַשְׂכִּ֑ילhe prospered
yaskilH7919 →
וַיִּמְרֹ֥דand he rebelled
vaiyimrodH4775 →25 times
בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־against [the] king of
bemelekh-H4428 →2525 times
אַשּׁ֖וּרAssyria
ʾashurH804 →151 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
עֲבָדֽוֹ׃he served him
avadoH5647 →288 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
it leads to
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 56:11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
- Psalms 118:6
Through
Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:8
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not…
- Ezekiel 47:12
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from…
- Psalms 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- Jeremiah 17:8
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Kings
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PlaceUpper MesopotamiaAssyriaMesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's ang…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); F. W. Farrar, The Second Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.