2 Kings 18:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

We have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by comparing his age with his father?s, that he was born when his father was about eleven or twelve years old, divine Providence so ordering that he might be of full age, and fit for business, when the measure of his father's iniquity should be full. Here is, I. His great piety, which was the more wonderful because his father was very wicked and vile, one of the worst of the kings, yet he was one of the best, which may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel ,.... To be his protector and defender, and had no dependence on idols as an arm of flesh; the Targum is, he trusted in the Word of the Lord God; not in Nehushtan, but in him the brasen serpent was a type of, even in the Word and Son of God, his alone Saviour and Redeemer: so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah : for though Josiah was like him in some things, yet not in all: nor any that were before him ; from the times... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord - See the character of this good king: He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; He clave to the Lord; He was steady in his religion; he departed not from following the Lord; He kept God's commandments. And what were the consequences? 1. The Lord was with him; 2. He prospered whithersoever he went. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

THE EARLY YEARS Or HEZEKIAH . From his narrative of the destruction of the kingdom of Samaria, the writer turns, with evident relief, to the accession of the good king Hezekiah in Judah, and to a brief account of The narrative is still exceedingly brief, and has to be filled out from the Second Book of Chronicles, where the religious reformation of Hezekiah is treated with great fullness (2 Kings 29-31.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

The secret of a successful fife; or, trust in God, and its results. What a refreshing contrast to some of the lives we have been considering, is this description of the life of Hezekiah! How pleasant it is to read of such a life as his, after we have read of so many kings of Judah and Israel, that "they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin"! It is a pleasant contrast even to the life of Hezekiah's own father Ahaz. It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

Hezekiah the good . It is with a sense of relief that we emerge from the dark and oppressive atmosphere of the time of Ahaz into the "clear shining" ( 2 Samuel 23:4 ) of a reign like that of Hezekiah. Once more Divine mercy gave Judah a king in whom the best traditions of the theocracy were revived. I. RIGHT CONDUCT . 1. An evil upbringing belied . As if to set laws of heredity at defiance, the worst King of Judah hitherto is succeeded by one of the best—the best after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-37

A striking reformation, a ruthless despotism, and an unprincipled diplomacy. "How it came to pass," etc. Amongst the incidents recorded and the characters mentioned in this chapter, there stand out in great prominence three subjects for practical contemplation: The many strange and somewhat revolting historic events that make up the bulk of this chapter will come out in the discussion of these three subjects. I. A STRIKING REFORMATION . Hezekiah, who was now King of Judah, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. Unlike Hoshea (see homiletics on 2 Kings 17:1-4 ), unlike Ahaz ( 2 Kings 16:7-10 ), Hezekiah discarded trust in man, and—it may be after some hesitation—put his trust wholly in God. This was exactly what God required as the condition on which he would give his aid ( Isaiah 30:1-7 ), and what no previous king since the Assyrian troubles began could bring himself to do. So that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5-7

God's service not really a hard service. God's service is not the hard service that some suppose it to be. No doubt it involves a certain amount of pain and suffering. For, first, there is no true service of God without self-denial; and self-denial is painful. Secondly, it involves chastening at the hand of God; for "whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth" ( Hebrews 12:6 ); and chastening is "not joyous, but grievous' ( Hebrews 12:11 ). But there... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:5

After him was none like him - The same is said of Josiah (marginal reference). The phrase was probably proverbial, and was not taken to mean more than we mean when we say that such and such a king was one of singular piety. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 18:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 18:5-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 18:5

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