2 Kings 18:7

And the Lord was with him ,.... The Word of the Lord was for his help, as the Targum:

and he prospered whithersoever he went forth ; that is, to war:

and he rebelled against the king of Assyria : which is explained in the next clause:

and served him not ; he refused to be his servant, as his father Ahaz had been, 2 Kings 16:7 , to which he was not obliged by any agreement of his; and, if it was in his power, might lawfully shake off his yoke, which is all that is meant by rebelling against him; he refused to be tributary to him.