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2 Chronicles 31:20
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler summarizes Hezekiah’s reign in Judah immediately after detailing the administrative provisions for the priests and Levites. The narrative shifts from institutional reform to the king’s personal conduct.
The words — הַטּוֹב (ha./Tov) translates literally as "the good," and הַיָּשָׁר (ha./ya.Shar) as "the right." These terms define the standard by which Hezekiah’s actions are measured.
The thread — This phrasing echoes the royal evaluations in 2 Kings 22:2 and Hezekiah’s own plea in 2 Kings 20:3, while Paul later applies the conscience principle in Acts 24:16. The language consistently marks covenant faithfulness as the benchmark for leadership and personal integrity.
Why it lands — It requires a reader to align public governance and private conduct with divine standards. The verse establishes faithful action as the direct precondition for the prosperity described in the following line.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 20:3 “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- 2 Kings 22:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Acts 24:16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
- 3 John 1:5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
- 1 Kings 15:5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.