Text: 2 Kings 18:7
OT Text Referred to: 1 Samuel 18:12
Subject: The LORD was with Hezekiah as with David
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 2 Kings 18:7, the narrator states "the LORD was with him" (וַיְהִי יְהוָה עִמּוֹ, vayehi YHWH 'immo), and as a result "he prospered wherever he went." This echoes 1 Samuel 18:12, where Saul feared David "because the LORD was with him" (כִּי הָיָה יְהוָה עִמּוֹ). The identical phrase — the LORD being "with" a leader — links Hezekiah to the young David as the paradigmatic king who enjoyed divine presence and consequently experienced success in all endeavors. This echo reinforces the narrator's comparison of Hezekiah to David as the gold standard of Judahite kingship.