2 Kings 18:7

7 ¹And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, ²he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would 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 He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

6 For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.

7 And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.

8 He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

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

Cross References

• 1. 18:7 2 Chr. 15:2
• 2. 18:7 [ch. 16:7]