Bible Strands
2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative addresses King Hezekiah of Judah, placing his political defiance immediately after his covenant faithfulness and before his military campaigns against the Philistines.
The words — יַשְׂכִּ֑יל (yas.Kil) translates literally to "he prospered" or "he succeeded," indicating tangible achievement in his actions.
The thread — This sequence of divine presence producing success appears in Genesis 39:2, while the political contrast with Assyrian submission is established in 2 Kings 16:7.
Why it lands — The text states that Yahweh's presence directly enabled Hezekiah's prosperity and his refusal to serve the king of Assyria. It requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant obedience precedes practical success and that divine support authorizes resistance to imperial demands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
- 2 Kings 16:7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
- Psalms 60:12 With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 Samuel 18:14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21 He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 32:30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
- Psalms 1:3 He 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.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 2 Kings 18:20 You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?