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2 Chronicles 24:13

So the workmen did their work, making good what was damaged and building up the house of God till it was strong and beautiful again.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Jehoiada;   Joash;   Liberality;   Priest;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Jehoiada;   Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoiada ;   Joash ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoiada;   Tax;   Worker;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joash;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The workmen did their work, and through them the repairs progressed. They restored God’s temple to its specifications and reinforced it.
Hebrew Names Version
So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
King James Version
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
English Standard Version
So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward in their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it.
New Century Version
The people worked hard, and the work to repair the Temple went well. They rebuilt the Temple of God to be as it was before, but even stronger.
New English Translation
They worked hard and made the repairs. They followed the measurements specified for God's temple and restored it.
Amplified Bible
So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands; and they restored and organized the house of God in accordance with its specifications and strengthened it.
New American Standard Bible
So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it.
World English Bible
So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the workemen wrought, and the worke amended through their hands: & they restored the house of God to his state, & strengthened it.
Legacy Standard Bible
So those who did the work labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it.
Berean Standard Bible
So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
Contemporary English Version
These workers went right to work repairing the temple, and when they were finished, it looked as good as new.
Complete Jewish Bible
The workers got on with their tasks, so that the restoration progressed well, until they had returned the house of God to its earlier condition and strengthened it.
Darby Translation
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men who supervised the work were very faithful. The work to rebuild the Temple was successful. They built God's Temple the way it was before and they made it stronger.
George Lamsa Translation
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in order and strengthened it.
Good News Translation
All of them worked hard, and they restored the Temple to its original condition, as solid as ever.
Lexham English Bible
So those doing the work labored, and the restoration for the work made progress under their hand. And they restored the house of God to its position and strengthened it.
Literal Translation
And the workmen did the work and the repair work prospered in their hands; and they set up the house of God by its proper measure, and made it strong.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the labourers wrought, so that ye repairinge in ye worke wente forwarde thorow their hande, and they set the house of God in his bewtye, and made it stronge.
American Standard Version
So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the workmen wrought, and the worke mended through their handes: and they made the house of God as it ought to be, and strengthed it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
King James Version (1611)
So the workemen wrought, and the worke was perfected by them: and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the workmen wrought, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened it.
English Revised Version
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei that wrouyten diden craftili, and the crasyng of the wallis was stoppid bi the hondis of hem; and thei reisiden the hows of the Lord in to the formere staat, and maden it to stonde stidfastli.
Update Bible Version
So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
New King James Version
So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it.
New Living Translation
The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it.
New Life Bible
So the workmen worked hard doing what needed to be done. The house of God was like new again, just as it was planned. They made it strong.
New Revised Standard
So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward at their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the doers of the work wrought, and the work of restoration went forward, in their hand, - and they caused the house of God to stand forth according to its due proportions, and made it strong.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the workmen were diligent, and the breach of the walls was closed up by their hands, and they set up the house of the Lord in its former state, and made it stand firm.
Revised Standard Version
So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward in their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it.
Young's Literal Translation
And those doing the business work, and there goeth up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of God, by its proper measure, and strengthen it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it.

Contextual Overview

1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was living. 3 And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 4 Now after this Joash had a desire to put the house of the Lord into good order again; 5 And getting together the priests and Levites, he said to them, Go out into the towns of Judah year by year, and get from all Israel money to keep the house of your God in good condition; and see that this is done without loss of time. The Levites, however, were slow in doing so. 6 Then the king sent for Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, Why have you not given the Levites orders that the tax fixed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and by the meeting of Israel, for the Tent of witness, is to be got in from Judah and Jerusalem and handed over? 7 For the house of the Lord had been broken up by Athaliah, that evil woman, and her sons; and all its holy things they had given to the Baals. 8 So at the king's order they made a chest and put it outside the doorway of the house of the Lord. 9 And an order was sent out through all Judah and Jerusalem that payment was to be made to the Lord of the tax which Moses, the servant of God, had put on Israel in the waste land. 10 And all the chiefs and all the people came gladly and put their money into the chest, till they had all given.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the work was perfected by them: Heb. the healing went up upon the work by their hand, Nehemiah 4:7

they set: etc. That is, "they restored it to its former proper state."

in his state: 1 Chronicles 22:5, Haggai 2:3, Mark 13:1, Mark 13:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 36:4 - General 2 Kings 22:5 - to repair 2 Chronicles 24:27 - repairing Ezra 3:7 - gave money

Cross-References

Genesis 24:9
And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11
And he made the camels take their rest outside the town by the water-spring in the evening, at the time when the women came to get water.
Genesis 24:43
Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,
Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
Judges 5:11
Give ear to the women laughing by the water-springs; there they will give again the story of the upright acts of the Lord, all the upright acts of his arm in Israel.
1 Samuel 9:11
And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?
Psalms 37:5
Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
John 4:7
A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the workmen wrought,.... The masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, and brasiers:

and the work was perfected by them; the business of repairs was completely finished:

and they set the house of God in his state; as it was at first:

and strengthened it; so that it seemed as firm and stable as when first built.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They set the house of God in his state - Some prefer, “they set up the house of God in its (old) measure” or “proportions.”


 
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