2 Chronicles 31:20

20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.

2 Chronicles 31:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the LORD his God.
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 Hezekiah carried out this work and kept it up everywhere in Judah. He was the very best - good, right, and true before his God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and right and true to the LORD his God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the Lord his God.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 That's what Hezekiah did all through Judah. He did what was good and right. He was faithful to the LORD his God.

2 Chronicles 31:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 31:20

And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah
Settled the courses of the priests and Levites, and made a provision for them and their families:

and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his
God:
or did that which was truly right and good, according to the law and will of God, in the sincerity and uprightness of his soul, and as in the presence of the omniscient God, he approving and accepting it for Christ's sake.

2 Chronicles 31:20 In-Context

18 They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves.
19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farm lands around their towns or in any other towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among them and to all who were recorded in the genealogies of the Levites.
20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.
21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 2 Kings 20:3; 2 Kings 22:2
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