# 2 Kings 18:6

> He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.

— 2 Kings 18:6, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 701 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: 2 Kings 18:13 dates itself by the fourteenth year of Hezekiah; the Sennacherib Prism dates the same campaign to 701 BC and names Hezekiah.

## Who ruled

- **Sennacherib**, king of Assyria, 705-681 BC · Source: Taylor Prism (British Museum), in which he tells of besieging Jerusalem and names "Hezekiah, the Jew," but does not say he took the city
- **Hezekiah**, king of Judah, 715-686 BC · Source: 2 Kings 18-20; the Sennacherib Prism, which names him; the Siloam tunnel and the inscription found in it, which record the work of 2 Kings 20:20

## See also

- Deuteronomy 10:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/10/20
- Joshua 23:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/23/8
- John 14:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/14/15
- Acts 11:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/23
- 2 Kings 17:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/17/13
- John 15:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/15/14
- 1 John 5:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-john/5/3
- 2 Kings 17:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/17/16

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/18/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).