2 Kings

2 Kings 18:3–6

³And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. ⁴He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan^b that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.

⁵Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. ⁶He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.

Footnotes

b 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for bronze and also for snake.

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2 Kings 18:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
right	הַיָּשָׁ֖ר	hay·yā·šār	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
in the eyes	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
just as	כְּכֹ֥ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
his father	אָבִֽיו׃	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֥ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had done	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

2 Kings 18:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He removed	הֵסִ֣יר	hê·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
the high places	הַבָּמ֗וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
shattered	וְשִׁבַּר֙	wə·šib·bar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the sacred pillars	הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת	ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
and cut down	וְכָרַ֖ת	wə·ḵā·raṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the Asherah poles	הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה	hā·’ă·šê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
He also demolished	וְכִתַּת֩	wə·ḵit·taṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3807 beat, crush by beating
the bronze	הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת	han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
snake	נְחַ֨שׁ	nə·ḥaš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5175 serpent
called	וַיִּקְרָא־	way·yiq·rā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Nehushtan	נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃	nə·ḥuš·tān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5180 made of copper, copper serpent of the Desert
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had made	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
up to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
that	הָהֵ֙מָּה֙	hā·hêm·māh	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
time	הַיָּמִ֤ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
the Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had burned incense	מְקַטְּרִ֣ים	mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to it	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

2 Kings 18:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hezekiah trusted	בָּטָ֑ח	bā·ṭāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H982 trust
in the LORD	בַּיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
king	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like him	כָמֹ֗הוּ	ḵā·mō·hū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when
either before him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
or after him	וְאַחֲרָ֞יו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind

2 Kings 18:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He remained faithful	וַיִּדְבַּק֙	way·yiḏ·baq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turn	סָ֖ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from following Him	מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו	mê·’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
he kept	וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙	way·yiš·mōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the commandments	מִצְוֺתָ֔יו	miṣ·wō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had given	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses