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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Chronicles 31:21

Every project that he undertook in order to seek his God, whether in the service of the house of God or in connection with the Torah and the mitzvot, he did with all his heart; and so he succeeded.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Diligence;   Hezekiah;   Liberality;   Obedience;   Seekers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Prosperity;   Prosperity-Adversity;   The Topic Concordance - Prosperity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Diligence;   Law of Moses, the;   Seeking God;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Araunah;   Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
Hebrew Names Version
In every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the mitzvot, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
King James Version
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
English Standard Version
And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.
New Century Version
Hezekiah tried to obey God in his service of the Temple of God, and he tried to obey God's teachings and commands. He gave himself fully to his work for God. So he had success.
New English Translation
He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God's temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.
Amplified Bible
Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in keeping with the law and the commandment, seeking and inquiring of his God [and longing for Him], he did with all his heart and prospered.
New American Standard Bible
Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in the Law and in the commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.
World English Bible
In every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in all the workes that he began for the seruice of the house of God, both in the Law and in the commandements, to seeke his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Legacy Standard Bible
And every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment—to seek his God—he did with all his heart and succeeded.
Berean Standard Bible
He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
Darby Translation
And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.
Easy-to-Read Version
He had success in every work he began—the service of God's Temple and in obeying the law and commands, and in following his God. Hezekiah did all these things with all his heart.
George Lamsa Translation
And in every work that he began to do in the house of the LORD, and in the law and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.
Good News Translation
He was successful, because everything he did for the Temple or in observance of the Law, he did in a spirit of complete loyalty and devotion to his God.
Lexham English Bible
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God or with respect to the law and the commandment to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
Literal Translation
And in every work that he began for the service of the house of God, and in the Law, and in the commandment, to seek his God with all his heart, he worked and prospered.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in all the busynes that he toke in hade concernynge the seruyce of the house of God, acordinge to the lawe and commaundement, to seke his God, that dyd he with all his hert, and therfore prospered he well.
American Standard Version
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Bible in Basic English
And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in al the workes that he began, for seruice of the house of God, for the lawe, & for the commaundementes, he sought his God: and that did he with all his heart, and prospered.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
King James Version (1611)
And in euery worke that he began in the seruice of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandements to seeke his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And in every work which he began in service in the house of the Lord, and in the law, and in the ordinances, he sought his God with all his soul, and wrought, and prospered.
English Revised Version
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in al the religioun of the seruyce of the hows of the Lord, bi the lawe and cerymonyes; and he wolde seke his Lord God in al his herte, and he dide, and hadde prosperite.
Update Bible Version
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did [it] with all his heart, and prospered.
New King James Version
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
New Living Translation
In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God's laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.
New Life Bible
All the work he began in the house of God, obeying the Laws and looking to his God, he did with all his heart and all went well for him.
New Revised Standard
And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart; and he prospered.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, in all the work which he began in the service of the house of God - and in the law - and in the commandment, to seek unto his God, with all his heart, he wrought, and prospered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In all the service of the house of the Lord according to the law and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God with all his heart, and he did it and prospered.
Revised Standard Version
And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.
Young's Literal Translation
and in every work that he hath begun for the service of the house of God, and for the law, and for the command, to seek to his God, with all his heart he hath wrought and prospered.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

Contextual Overview

11 Then Hizkiyahu ordered storerooms prepared in the house of Adonai . After preparing them, 12 they faithfully brought in the offerings, the required tenths and the consecrated things. Konanyahu the Levi was put in charge of them, with Shim‘i his brother as his assistant. 13 Hizkiyahu the king and ‘Azaryahu the ruler of the house of God appointed Yechi'el, ‘Azazyahu, Nachat, ‘Asah'el, Yerimot, Yozavad, Eli'el, Yismachyah, Machat and B'nayahu as supervisors to serve under Konanyah and Shim‘i his brother. 14 Kore the son of Yimnah the Levi, gatekeeper at the East Gate, was responsible for the voluntary offerings to God; he had to distribute the offerings made to Adonai and the especially holy gifts. 15 Under him were ‘Eden, Minyamin, Yeshua, Sh'ma‘yahu, Amaryahu and Sh'khanyahu, in the cities of the cohanim, faithfully making the distributions to their kinsmen by divisions, to great and small alike. 16 Every male three years and older entitled to enter the house of Adonai was given his daily share for performing his duties according to his division, regardless of how he was recorded in the genealogies. 17 Likewise, those recorded in the genealogies of the cohanim by clans received shares, as did the L'vi'im twenty years and older who were performing their duties in their assigned divisions. 18 When shares were assigned, all their little ones, wives, sons and daughters were also recorded in the genealogies, throughout the entire community; for in their faithfulness to this task they consecrated themselves. 19 Finally, shares were assigned to the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, who lived in the pasture-lands surrounding their cities — in each city they were mentioned by name. Thus portions were distributed to all the males among the cohanim and to all whose genealogies showed that they belonged to the L'vi'im. 20 This is what Hizkiyahu did throughout all Y'hudah. He accomplished things that were good, right and faithful before Adonai his God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the law: Psalms 1:2, Psalms 1:3

he did it: Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 10:12, 1 Kings 2:4, 1 Chronicles 22:19, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Jeremiah 29:13

prospered: 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 20:26, 2 Chronicles 26:5, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Chronicles 22:13, Psalms 1:3, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:24-27

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:29 - with all Deuteronomy 23:9 - General Deuteronomy 28:7 - flee before 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 15:3 - and his heart 2 Kings 18:3 - right in the sight 2 Kings 18:7 - he prospered 2 Kings 20:3 - in truth 1 Chronicles 29:2 - with all 2 Chronicles 32:32 - goodness 2 Chronicles 34:31 - with all Nehemiah 13:14 - house Job 1:1 - perfect Psalms 26:11 - I will Psalms 51:6 - Behold Psalms 63:8 - followeth Psalms 101:2 - behave Psalms 119:1 - undefiled Psalms 119:2 - seek Psalms 119:80 - sound Ecclesiastes 2:21 - whose Ecclesiastes 2:26 - wisdom Isaiah 29:13 - their fear Isaiah 32:1 - king Isaiah 33:5 - he hath Isaiah 38:3 - I have Lamentations 3:25 - unto Malachi 3:4 - as Matthew 25:16 - went Matthew 25:21 - Well Mark 14:8 - hath done Luke 11:39 - but Colossians 3:17 - whatsoever Colossians 3:23 - whatsoever

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows toward the east of Ashur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
That day Adonai made a covenant with Avram: "I have given this land to your descendants — from the Vadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River —
Genesis 31:2
He also saw that Lavan regarded him differently than before.
Genesis 31:3
Adonai said to Ya‘akov, "Return to the land of your ancestors, to your kinsmen; I will be with you."
Genesis 31:8
If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,' then all the animals gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,' then all the animals gave birth to streaked young.
Genesis 31:9
This is how God has taken away your father's animals and given them to me.
Genesis 31:23
Lavan took his kinsmen with him and spent the next seven days pursuing Ya‘akov, overtaking him in the hill-country of Gil‘ad.
Genesis 31:51
Lavan also said to Ya‘akov, "Here is this pile, and here is this standing-stone, which I have set up between me and you.
Genesis 31:53
May the God of Avraham and also the god of Nachor, the god of their father, judge between us." But Ya‘akov swore by the One his father Yitz'chak feared.
Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat their meal; but as they looked up, they saw in front of them a caravan of Yishma‘elim coming from Gil‘ad, their camels loaded with aromatic gum, healing resin and opium, on their way down to Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God,.... In cleansing the temple, providing sacrifices, placing the priests and Levites order, taking care of the maintenance of them,

and in the law and in the commandments; in the observation of all the laws, statutes, and judgments of God, moral, ceremonial, and judicial:

to seek his God; and serve and worship him, and therein his honour and glory:

he did it with all his heart; in the most cordial, sincere, and upright manner:

and prospered; he succeeded in all he undertook, God being with him, and blessing him in his civil and religious concerns.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 31:21. He did it with all his heart — In every respect he was a thoroughly excellent man, saw his duty to God and to his people, and performed it with becoming zeal and diligence. May God ever send such kings to the nations of the world; and may the people who are blessed with such be duly obedient to them, and thankful to the God who sends them!


 
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