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WEBBE Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he did that which was good, right, and faithful before the LORD his God.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.
LSV And Hezekiah does thus in all Judah, and does that which is good, and that which is right, and that which is true, before his God YHWH;
FBV This is what Hezekiah did throughout the whole of Judah. He did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.
T4T That is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He always faithfully did things that Yahweh his God considered to be right and good.
LEB And Hezekiah did according to this throughout all Judah. And he did what is good and what is right and what is faithful before Yahweh his God.
BBE This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
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JPS And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.
ASV And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God.
DRA So Ezechias did all things, which we have said in all Juda, and wrought that which was good; and right, and truth, before the Lord his God,
YLT And Hezekiah doth thus in all Judah, and doth that which is good, and that which is right, and that which is true, before Jehovah his God;
Drby And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his [fn]God.
RV And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.
Wbstr And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
KJB-1769 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
(¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Yudah, and wrought/done that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. )
KJB-1611 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout al Iudah, and wrought that which was good and right, and trueth before the LORD his God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And of this maner did Hezekia throughout all Iuda: & wrought it that is good, and right and true before the Lorde his God.
(And of this manner did Hezekia throughout all Yudah: and wrought/done it that is good, and right and true before the Lord his God.)
Gnva And thus did Hezekiah throughout al Iudah, and did well, and vprightly, and truely before the Lord his God.
(And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Yudah, and did well, and uprightly, and truly before the Lord his God. )
Cvdl Thus dyd Ezechias in all Iuda, and dyd that which was good, righte and true in the sighte of the LORDE his God.
(Thus did Ezechias in all Yudah, and did that which was good, righte and true in the sight of the LORD his God.)
Wycl Therfor Ezechie dide alle thingis, whiche we seiden, in al Juda, and he wrouyte that, that was riytful and good and trewe bifor `his Lord God,
(Therefore Ezechie did all things, which we said, in all Yudah, and he wrought/donee that, that was rightful and good and trewe before `his Lord God,)
Luth Also tat Hiskia im ganzen Juda und tat, was gut, recht und wahrhaftig war vor dem HErr’s, seinem GOtt.
(So did Hiskia in_the entire Yuda and did, what/which gut, recht and wahrhaftig what/which before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, his God.)
ClVg Fecit ergo Ezechias universa quæ diximus in omni Juda: operatusque est bonum et rectum, et verum coram Domino Deo suo,
(Fecit therefore Ezechias universa which diximus in all Yuda: operatusque it_is bonum and rectum, and verum before Master Deo suo, )
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Hezekiah Strengthens Judah
2 Kings 18:1-12; 1 Chronicles 4:39-43; 2 Chronicles 29-31
Throughout his reign, Hezekiah strengthened Judah by restoring proper worship of the Lord and preparing the nation for revolt against Assyria. Though the Bible does not clearly say, both of these aspects of Hezekiah’s reign may have been borne out of a desire to undo the detrimental choices of his father, Ahaz, who had promoted idolatry through Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-4) and made Judah a vassal to the king of Assyria in exchange for help against Israel and Aram (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; see also “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Later, when Hezekiah was a teenager, he witnessed Assyria’s grueling three year siege to capture Samaria (2 Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-12), perhaps cementing his resolve to throw off Judah’s yolk of servitude to Assyria (2 Kings 18:7). Whatever the reasons for his actions as king, Hezekiah spent considerable resources promoting the worship of the Lord and preparing for the inevitable Assyrian attack that would follow Judah’s refusal to submit to Assyria any longer. Hezekiah began by directing the priests and Levites to consecrate themselves and restore ritual purity to the Temple and all its furnishings (2 Chronicles 29). He sent word throughout all Israel and Judah to come and celebrate Passover together once again in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30). Though only a few from Israel accepted Hezekiah’s invitation, the Passover was a time of great celebration and worship for all who did come from Israel and Judah. After this, the worshipers went throughout Israel and Judah and destroyed the pagan worship centers (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). Hezekiah also conducted a series of actions to strengthen Judah against the coming Assyrian attack. On the west he attacked the Philistines as far as Gaza (2 Kings 18:8). Part of this effort may have included a Simeonite attack on some Meunites in the valley of Gerar (as in the Septuagint; the Hebrew reading Gedor is likely due to a misreading of the letter r as the similarly shaped letter d), which is recounted in 1 Chronicles 4:39-41. Elsewhere in Scripture the Meunites appear to have lived in the region of Seir (2 Chronicles 20), south of Judah, but a remnant of them may have fled toward Gerar during Uzziah’s time when he attacked them and likely took some of them captive to serve at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52; also see “Resurgence of Israel and Judah” map). Other Simeonites attacked a remnant of Amalekites living in Seir, thus providing increased protection on Judah’s southern border (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). Hezekiah also fortified Jerusalem and redirected various sources of water away from enemies who might lay siege to the city (2 Chronicles 32:1-8). As part of these preparations Hezekiah commissioned the hewing of a tunnel that channeled water from the Gihon spring (probably also called the “waters of Shiloah” in Isaiah 8:6) away from the eastern side of the city and deposited it in the Lower Pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) further inside the city walls. Hezekiah also repaired portions of the wall that were broken down and built a second wall outside it, likely in the Kidron Valley. He also produced many weapons and shields. The writer of Chronicles appears to portray these preparations as being in keeping with Hezekiah’s other acts of faithfulness and righteousness. Some scholars, however, suspect that Isaiah 22:1-14 may reflect another perspective regarding Hezekiah’s preparations, though it is not certain that this passage refers to Hezekiah’s efforts.