What is the context?
The narrator judges Hezekiah’s conduct as good, right, and faithful before the Lord. His work on the house, Law, and commandments is described as seeking God with his whole heart.
His prosperity is connected with that direction. The summary gathers the reforms into a judgment about their purpose, rather than praising organization independently of allegiance to God.
The next chapter begins with an invasion after these acts of faithfulness. The favorable assessment therefore cannot mean that a faithful king will never face a serious threat.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley explicitly observes that the following trouble comes despite Hezekiah’s faithfulness. Read together, the chapters commend wholehearted service while leaving room for trial. The account’s prosperity language should not become a promise of uninterrupted comfort for every faithful person.
What is our position?
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