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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Good News Translation

2 Chronicles 24:13

All of them worked hard, and they restored the Temple to its original condition, as solid as ever.

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.
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 became king of Judah at the age of seven, and he ruled in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother was Zibiah from the city of Beersheba. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was alive. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for King Joash, and they bore him sons and daughters. 4 After he had been king for a while, Joash decided to have the Temple repaired. 5 He ordered the priests and the Levites to go to the cities of Judah and collect from all the people enough money to make the annual repairs on the Temple. He told them to act promptly, but the Levites delayed, 6 so he called in Jehoiada, their leader, and demanded, "Why haven't you seen to it that the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax which Moses, the servant of the Lord , required the people to pay for support of the Tent of the Lord 's presence?" 7 (The followers of Athaliah, that corrupt woman, had damaged the Temple and had used many of the sacred objects in the worship of Baal.) 8 The king ordered the Levites to make a box for contributions and to place it at the Temple gate. 9 They sent word throughout Jerusalem and Judah for everyone to bring to the Lord the tax which Moses, God's servant, had first collected in the wilderness. 10 This pleased the people and their leaders, and they brought their tax money and filled the box with it.

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
So the servant put his hand between the thighs of Abraham, his master, and made a vow to do what Abraham had asked.
Genesis 24:10
The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern Mesopotamia.
Genesis 24:11
When he arrived, he made the camels kneel down at the well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when women came out to get water.
Genesis 24:43
Here I am at the well. When a young woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of water from her jar.
Judges 5:11
Listen! The noisy crowds around the wells are telling of the Lord 's victories, the victories of Israel's people! Then the Lord 's people marched down from their cities.
Psalms 37:5
Give yourself to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will help you;
Proverbs 3:6
Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
John 4:7
A Samaritan woman came to draw some water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink of 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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