2 Kings 18:7

7 The Lord was with him, and wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

2 Kings 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:7

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:
which is explained in the next clause:

and served him not;
he refused to be his servant, as his father Ahaz had been, ( 2 Kings 16:7 ) , to which he was not obliged by any agreement of his; and, if it was in his power, might lawfully shake off his yoke, which is all that is meant by rebelling against him; he refused to be tributary to him.

2 Kings 18:7 In-Context

5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel; not one of the kings of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.

6 He held fast to the Lord and did not turn from following Him but kept the commandments the Lord had commanded Moses.

7 The Lord was with him, and wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Israel's King Hoshea son of Elah, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.