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Saturday, September 13th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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The Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 24:13

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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 began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begot sons and daughters. 4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah and collect of all Israel money for the repair of the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall hasten the matter. But the Levites hastened it not. 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah [laid upon] the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? 7 For the wicked Athaliah [and] her sons had devastated the house of God; and also all the hallowed things of the house of Jehovah had they employed for the Baals. 8 And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without, 9 and they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring to Jehovah the tribute of Moses the servant of God [laid upon] Israel in the wilderness. 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.

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 the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].
Genesis 24:43
behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
Exodus 2:16
And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.
Judges 5:11
Because of the voice of those who divide [the spoil] in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
1 Samuel 9:11
As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?
Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass;
Proverbs 3:6
in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
John 4:7
A woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink

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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