For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord was with him,.... The Word of the Lord was for his help, as the Targum:
and he prospered whithersoever he went forth; that is, to war:
and he rebelled against the king of Assyria:…
Barnes' Notes
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…
We have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by comparing his age with his father's, that he was born when his father was about eleven or twelve years old, divine Providence so…
Cambridge Bible
and departed not R.V. he departed not. Thus italics are avoided, and the emphasis of the verse seems to be strengthened.
which the Lord commanded Moses Another indication that the compiler of Kings,…
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