So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
Parallel translations
- WEB Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he did that which was good, right, and faithful before Yahweh his God.
- KJV And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
- NKJV Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
- NASB Hezekiah did this throughout Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.
- NLT In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God.
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Quick answer
Hezekiah did this throughout Judah, doing what was good, right, and faithful before the Lord. It matters because his reign is summarized as wholehearted faithfulness to God.
Overview
The Chronicler commends Hezekiah's reforms as 'good, right, and faithful' in God's sight. This threefold praise marks him as one of Judah's most godly kings. His faithfulness foreshadows the perfect righteousness of Christ, the true King who always does what pleases the Father.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Kgs 20:3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- 2 Kgs 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- 1 Th 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
- John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- 3 Jn 1:5Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
- 1 Kgs 15:5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
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