Bible Strands
2 Kings 18:6
He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The biblical narrator evaluates King Hezekiah’s reign in Judah, contrasting his devotion with the record of all other kings. This assessment appears during the historical narrative of Hezekiah’s religious reforms and his political defiance of Assyria.
The words — The text employs דָּבַק (dāḇaq), literally “clung” or “held fast,” to describe Hezekiah’s attachment to Yahweh. It pairs this with לֹא סוּר (lōʾ sûr), “did not turn aside,” to emphasize his refusal to deviate from God’s path.
The thread — The command to hold fast to God and keep His instructions appears in Deuteronomy 10:20, Joshua 23:8, and John 14:15. These references trace a consistent biblical pattern linking covenant fidelity with explicit obedience.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to measure their loyalty against God’s stated commands rather than personal preference or cultural pressure. It demands active adherence and a deliberate refusal to abandon divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 10:20 You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
- Joshua 23:8 Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
- John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- Acts 11:23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- 2 Kings 17:13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- 2 Kings 17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
- Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”