2 Kings 18:6
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New International Version (©1984)
He held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.

New Living Translation (©2007)
He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For he held fast to the LORD. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He was loyal to the LORD and never turned away from him. He obeyed the commands that the LORD had given through Moses,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For he clung to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

American King James Version
For he held to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

American Standard Version
For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

Darby Bible Translation
And he clave to Jehovah, and did not turn aside from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For he cleaved to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

World English Bible
For he joined with Yahweh; he didn't depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation
and he cleaveth to Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from after Him, and keepeth His commands that Jehovah commanded Moses.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Other good kings, as Solomon, Jehoshaphat, Joash, and Amaziah, had fallen away in their later years. Hezekiah remained firm to the last. The phrase "cleaving to God" is frequent in Deuteronomy, but rare elsewhere.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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.

Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

בּיי ידבּק: he adhered faithfully to Jehovah (דּבק as in 1 Kings 11:2), and departed not from Him, i.e., he never gave himself up to idolatry.

Geneva Study Bible

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

King James Translators' Notes

from...: Heb. from after him

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

18:1-8 Hezekiah was a true son of David. Some others did that which was right, but not like David. Let us not suppose that when times and men are bad, they must needs grow worse and worse; that does not follow: after many bad kings, God raised one up like David himself. The brazen serpent had been carefully preserved, as a memorial of God's goodness to their fathers in the wilderness; but it was idle and wicked to burn incense to it. All helps to devotion, not warranted by the word of God, interrupt the exercise of faith; they always lead to superstition and other dangerous evils. Human nature perverts every thing of this kind. True faith needs not such aids; the word of God, daily thought upon and prayed over, is all the outward help we need.


Deuteronomy 10:20 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
Joshua 23:8 But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now.
Isaiah 38:3 "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Cease Clave Cleaved Cleaveth Clung Commanded Commandments Commands Depart Departed Fast Fixed Follow Following Heart Held Joined Keepeth Kept Moses Orders Turn Turned Turning Ways

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

he clave None of the kings of judah, from the time of the division of the kingdom, equalled Hezekiah in the stedfastness and simplicity oh his dependence upon the Lord; in which he aspired to an equality with his progenitor David, who had reigned over the whole land. Even Asa, through weakness of faith, sought the assistance of a heathen prince; and Jehoshaphat formed an alliance with idolatrous Ahab; but Hezekiah clave to the Lord, in entire confidence and unreserved obedience, to the end of his life. De 10:20 Jos 23:8 Ac 11:23

from following him [heb] from after him
kept 2Ki 17:13,16,19 Jer 11:4 Joh 14:15,21 15:10,14 1Jo 5:3

2 Kings Chapter 18 Verse 6

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