2 Kings 18:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He was loyal to the LORD and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the LORD had given to Moses.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Revere the LORD your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.
  • Josh 23:8 : 8 But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day.
  • John 14:15 : 15 Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
  • John 14:21 : 21 The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”
  • John 15:10 : 10 If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
  • John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
  • 1 John 5:3 : 3 For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
  • 2 Kgs 17:13 : 13 The LORD solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers,“Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.”
  • 2 Kgs 17:16 : 16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, and worshiped Baal.
  • 2 Kgs 17:19 : 19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the LORD their God; they followed Israel’s example.
  • Jer 11:4 : 4 Those are the terms that I charged your ancestors to keep when I brought them out of Egypt, that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace. I said at that time,“Obey me and carry out the terms of the covenant exactly as I commanded you. If you do, you will be my people and I will be your God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 18:5
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    5He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; in this regard there was none like him among the kings of Judah either before or after.

  • 2 Kgs 18:7
    79%

    7The LORD was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.

  • 2 Kgs 3:3
    76%

    3Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.

  • 2 Kgs 23:25
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    25No king before or after repented before the LORD as he did, with his whole heart, soul, and being in accordance with the whole law of Moses.

  • 2 Chr 17:3-4
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    74%

    3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

    4but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

  • Josh 23:8
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    8But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day.

  • 2 Chr 34:2
    73%

    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • Deut 11:22
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    22For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

  • 2 Kgs 22:2
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    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • 2 Chr 20:32
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    32He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.

  • 2 Sam 22:22-23
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    22For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

    23For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.

  • Josh 14:8
    72%

    8My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

  • 2 Chr 31:21
    72%

    21He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

  • Ps 18:21-22
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    21For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

    22For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.

  • 1 Kgs 8:61
    72%

    61May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the LORD our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing.”

  • 1 Kgs 11:10
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    10and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. But he did not obey the LORD’s command.

  • Deut 13:4
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    4You must follow the LORD your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

  • 1 Kgs 15:5
    71%

    5He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

  • Deut 6:17
    71%

    17Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

  • 2 Kgs 21:22
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    22He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not follow the LORD’s instructions.

  • 1 Kgs 2:3-4
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    70%

    3Do the job the LORD your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,

    4and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 2 Chr 6:14-16
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    14and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

    15You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.

    16Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

  • Deut 17:20
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    20Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:56-58
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    70%

    56“The LORD is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!

    57May the LORD our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

    58May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

  • Josh 22:5
    70%

    5But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the LORD’s servant gave you. Love the LORD your God, follow all his instructions, obey his commands, be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and being!”

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
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    6“But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

  • Josh 1:17
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    17Just as we obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. But may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses!

  • 2 Chr 34:33
    70%

    33Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged all who were in Israel to worship the LORD their God. Throughout the rest of his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • Josh 1:5
    70%

    5No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

  • 2 Chr 8:15
    69%

    15They did not neglect any detail of the king’s orders pertaining to the priests, Levites, and treasuries.

  • 2 Kgs 18:12
    69%

    12This happened because they did not obey the LORD their God and broke his covenant with them. They did not pay attention to and obey all that Moses, the LORD’s servant, had commanded.

  • Josh 23:6
    69%

    6Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,

  • Josh 1:7
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    7Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

  • Num 17:11
    69%

    11So Moses did as the LORD commanded him– this is what he did.

  • 2 Kgs 18:3
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    3He did what the LORD approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

  • Josh 22:2
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    2and told them:“You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the LORD’s servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you.

  • 2 Chr 7:17
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    17You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

  • 2 Chr 34:31
    69%

    31The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant before the LORD, agreeing to follow the LORD and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

  • 1 Kgs 14:8
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    8I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4
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    4You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

  • Josh 11:15
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    15Moses the LORD’s servant passed on the LORD’s commands to Joshua, and Joshua did as he was told. He did not ignore any of the commands the LORD had given Moses.