2 Kings 18:3-7 ▼

3 He did what the LORD considered right, as his ancestor David had done.

4 He got rid of the illegal places of worship, crushed the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. He even crushed the bronze snake that Moses had made because up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. They called it Nehushtan.

5 Hezekiah trusted the LORD God of Israel. No king among all the kings of Judah was like Hezekiah.

6 He was loyal to the LORD and never turned away from him. He obeyed the commands that the LORD had given through Moses,

7 so the LORD was with him. He succeeded in everything he tried: He rebelled against the king of Assyria and wouldn't serve him anymore.