2 Kings 18:3-7 ▼

3 He did what the LORD approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

4 He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.

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

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

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