2 Chronicles 31 · Verse 20

2 Chronicles 31:20

And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.
2 Chronicles 31:20, King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:20 in other translations

BSBSo this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
WEBHezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he did that which was good, right, and faithful before the LORD his God.
ASVAnd thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God.
YLTAnd 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;
DARBYAnd thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.
BBEThis Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
WebsterAnd thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.

What does 2 Chronicles 31:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. Hezekiah ... wrought that which was good and right--He displayed the qualities of a constitutional king, in restoring and upholding the ancient institutions of the kingdom; while his zealous and persevering efforts to promote the cause of true religion and the best interests of his subjects entitled him to be ranked with the most illustrious of his predecessors (2Ki 18:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Wrought - good and right and truth - Here is the proper character of a worthy king: he is Good, and he does good; he is Upright, and he acts justly and maintains justice; he is truly Religious, and he lives according to that truth which he receives as a revelation from God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 31:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
כָּזֹ֛אתka.Zotlike thisH2063
יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הַטּ֤וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.Sharand the rightH3477
וְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.Metand <the> faithfulnessH571
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָֽיו\׃'e.lo.HavGod hisH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 31:20

  • 2 Kings 20:3

    I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  • 2 Kings 22:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

  • Acts 24:16

    And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:10

    Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

  • 3 John 1:5

    Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wrought.
1Ki 15:5; 2Ki 20:3; 22:2; Joh 1:47; Ac 24:16; 1Th 2:10; 3Jo 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 31:19

    Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:20

    And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.

  • 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.

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2 Chronicles 31:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De esta manera hizo Ezechîas en todo Judá: y ejecutó lo bueno, recto, y verdadero, delante de Jehová su Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ézéchias fit ainsi dans tout Juda. Et il fit ce qui est bon, et droit, et vrai, devant l’ Éternel, son Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und desgleichen tat Jehiskia in ganz Juda. Und er tat, was gut und recht und wahr war vor Jehova, seinem Gott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit ergo Ezechias universa quæ diximus in omni Juda: operatusque est bonum et rectum, et verum coram Domino Deo suo,