2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel, clung to Him, did not depart from following Him, and kept the commandments given through Moses, and for this reason the Lord was with him and caused him to prosper. That prosperity was not vague but extended to every work he began for the spiritual and temporal upbuilding of Judah, in which he wrought what was good and right and true before God with all his heart. His rebelling against the king of Assyria and not serving him meant that because he remained faithful to the Lord he refused to serve that king.
God's presence with him was revealed in remarkable providences, when Assyria's armies, after attacking Judah's fortified cities with some success, withdrew for a time because of difficulties elsewhere in their realm. Those events showed the surrounding nations that Israel's God was with His people. The same description belongs to Nehemiah, who likewise clung to the Lord, kept His commandments, and had the Lord with him.
Like Hezekiah, Nehemiah and the leaders of restoration under Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah moved forward in unwavering confidence, humility of spirit, and firm reliance upon God, believing He would cause His truth to triumph. They did so though they bore heavy burdens and met strong opposition in rebuilding the temple and the wall of Jerusalem. Their work presents a picture of the spiritual restoration to be wrought in the closing days of this earth's history, when through a feeble remnant exposed to enemies God preserves in the earth a knowledge of Himself and of His law as guardians of the true worship and keepers of the holy oracles.