2 Kings 18:6

6 He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.

2 Kings 18:6 in Other Translations

6 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

6 For he held fast to the LORD. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses.

6 He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses.

6 He held fast to God - never loosened his grip - and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses.

6 He held fast to the Lord and did not turn from following Him but kept the commandments the Lord had commanded Moses.

2 Kings 18:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:6

For he clave to the Lord
To his worship and service; to the fear of the Lord, as the Targum:

and departed not from following him;
from his worship, as the same paraphrase:

but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses;
both moral, ceremonial, and judicial.

2 Kings 18:6 In-Context

4 He 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. )

5 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.

6 He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.

7 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.

8 From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 10:20; Joshua 23:8; S Deuteronomy 6:18