2 Kings 18:3

3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that David his ancestor had done.

2 Kings 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:3

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that David his father did.
] Some of the kings of Judah, that were better than some others, are said to do that which was right, but not like David; or they did as he did, but not according to all that he did, as is here said of Hezekiah.

2 Kings 18:3 In-Context

1 It happened in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.

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

3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that David his ancestor had done.

4 He removed the high places, and he smashed the stone pillars; he cut down the poles of Asherah worship and demolished the bronze serpent which Moses had made, for up to those days the {Israelites} were offering incense to it and called it Nehushtan.

5 He trusted in Yahweh the God of Israel; there was no one like him, before or after, among all the kings of Judah.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "father"