2 Chronicles 31:21
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The summative evaluation of Hezekiah — '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' — provides the Chronicler's ideal portrait of a king whose entire public life was oriented by wholehearted divine seeking. The phrase 'with all his heart' (bekhol-levavo) echoes the Shema's demand and Deuteronomy 10:12, making Hezekiah a practical embodiment of the covenant's central requirement. The Chronicler's emphasis on 'seeking God' (darash el-elohav) as the determinative category for royal evaluation reflects a theology of history where divine response ('prospered') follows directly from the quality of covenantal orientation. Hezekiah's restoration of temple worship (2 Chronicles 29-30) made him a model for post-exilic reform movements and a type of eschatological renewal in later tradition.
Other Translations
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.
and in every work that he hath begun for the service of the house of God, and for the law, and for the command, to seek to his God, with all his heart he hath wrought and prospered.
And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
Cross References
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