2 Kings 20:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Remember

Isaiah 63:11

I have walked

Luke 1:6

In truth

1 John 3:21

A perfect heart

General references

Genesis 5:22

Bible References

Remember

God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark. He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.

Keep in mind, O my God, for my good, all I have done for this people.

Nehemiah's prayer: Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my rebellious ways. O Jehovah, remember me in keeping with your loving kindness and your goodness.

Remember how short my life span is! Have you created the sons of men for no reason?

Remember the word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.

His people finally remembered Moses and the days of old. Where is the one who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in the midst of them?

I have walked

He did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah as David his father had done.

After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and had other sons and daughters.

Abram was ninety-nine years old. Jehovah appeared to him and said: I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, 'Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.'

Solomon answered: You always showed great love for my father David, your servant. He was good, loyal, and honest in his relation with you. You have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.

A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity! He was decent, he respected God, and he stayed away from evil.

They were both righteous before God. They blamelessly obeyed all the commandments and ordinances of God (Greek: kurios: God).

In truth

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and right and true to Jehovah his God.

Blessed is the person whom Jehovah no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts.

Jehovah is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

if you take the oath, as Jehovah lives in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and in him they will glory.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him. He said: Look an Israelite indeed. There is no deceit in him!

This is our pride and testimony of conscience. In holiness and Godly sincerity we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you. It was not by fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God.

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us we have confidence toward God.

A perfect heart

Let your hearts be committed to Jehovah our God. Then you will live by his laws and keep his commands as you have today.

When Solomon was old he allowed his heart to be turned away to other gods by his wives. His heart was no longer true to Jehovah his God as the heart of his father David had been.

The high places were not taken away. Nevertheless Asa's heart was true to Jehovah all his life.

The eyes of Jehovah keep close watch over the entire world. He gives strength (shows His strength) to (in behalf of) those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly! Therefore from now on you will always be at war.

General references

After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and had other sons and daughters.