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2 Kings 18:3

David
Obedience

1 In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

4 He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.

5 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.

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BSB
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
KJV
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.
WEB
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.
ASV
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
DARBY
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
BLB
And he did right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.
ÅB
Han gjorde hva rett var i Herrens øyne, aldeles som hans far David hadde gjort.
OTB
Han gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne, i samsvar med alt det hans far David hadde gjort.
B1930
Han gjorde hvad rett var i Herrens øine, aldeles som hans far David hadde gjort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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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 was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Kings 15:11

    And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:18

    Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

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  • Job 33:27

    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:20–21

    So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.

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  • Exodus 15:26

    saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

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  • 1 Kings 3:14

    So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”

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