2 Kings 18:7

7 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.

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 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any who were before him.

6 For he cleaved to the LORD and departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments which the LORD commanded Moses.

7 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.

8 He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it;