He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
Parallel translations
- WEB In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- KJV And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- NKJV And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
- NASB Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in the Law and in the commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.
- NLT In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.
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Quick answer
In every work he undertook for God's house and law, Hezekiah sought God wholeheartedly and prospered. It matters because his prosperity flowed from sincere, wholehearted devotion.
Overview
Whatever he began in the service of God, in law and commandment, Hezekiah did with all his heart, and so he prospered. The Chronicler links his success directly to his wholehearted seeking of God. This reflects the biblical principle that those who genuinely seek the Lord are blessed, a devotion perfectly embodied in Christ.
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- Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Jer 29:13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Josh 1:7–8Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
- Deut 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Matt 7:24–27Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Eccl 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Deut 10:12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- 1 Chr 22:13Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
- 2 Chr 14:7So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
- 2 Chr 26:5He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
- Ps 1:2–3But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
- Deut 29:9So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
- 1 Chr 22:19Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
- 1 Kgs 2:4and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 2 Chr 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
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