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New American Standard Bible (1995)

2 Chronicles 15:7

"But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Courage;   Faith;   Liberality;   Prayer;   Preaching;   Repentance;   Revivals;   Simeon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Azariah;   Battle of Life;   Be Strong;   Conflict, Spiritual;   Fight of Faith;   Spiritual;   Strong, Be;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Oded;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Asa;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Azariah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asa;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for February 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But as for you, be strong; don’t give up, for your work has a reward.”
Hebrew Names Version
But be you strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
King James Version
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
English Standard Version
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
New Century Version
But you should be strong. Don't give up, because you will get a reward for your good work."
New English Translation
But as for you, be strong and don't get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."
Amplified Bible
"But as for you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work."
New American Standard Bible
"But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is a reward for your work."
World English Bible
But be you strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your handes be weake: for your worke shall haue a rewarde.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, be strong and do not let your hands fall limp, for there is reward for your work."
Berean Standard Bible
But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."
Contemporary English Version
So you must be brave. Don't give up! God will honor you for obeying him.
Complete Jewish Bible
But you, be strong, and don't slack off; for your work will be rewarded."
Darby Translation
But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Asa, you and the people of Judah and Benjamin, be strong. Don't be weak and don't give up, because you will get a reward for your good work!"
George Lamsa Translation
Because we had forsaken our God and would not listen to the voice of his servants, the prophets; so he rewarded us according to our works.
Good News Translation
But you must be strong and not be discouraged. The work that you do will be rewarded."
Lexham English Bible
But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor."
Literal Translation
But you, you be strong, and do not let your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But be ye stronge, and let not youre handes be feble: for youre worke hath his rewarde.
American Standard Version
But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
Bible in Basic English
But be you strong and let not your hands be feeble, for your work will be rewarded.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Play ye therefore the men, and let not your handes slacke: for your worke shal be rewarded.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.'
King James Version (1611)
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands bee weake: for your worke shall be rewarded.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But be ye strong, and let not your hands be weakened: for there is a reward for your work.
English Revised Version
But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack: for your work shall be rewarded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but be ye coumfortid, and youre hondis be not slakid; for mede schal be to youre werk.
Update Bible Version
But be strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
Webster's Bible Translation
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded.
New King James Version
But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!"
New Living Translation
But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded."
New Life Bible
But you be strong. Do not lose strength of heart. For you will be paid for your work."
New Revised Standard
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye, therefore, be strong, and let not your hands be slack, - for there is a reward for your work!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Do you therefore take courage, and let not your hands be weakened: for there shall be a reward for your work.
Revised Standard Version
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
Young's Literal Translation
and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'
THE MESSAGE
"But it's different with you: Be strong. Take heart. Payday is coming!"

Contextual Overview

1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. 3 "For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law. 4 "But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him. 5 "In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 "Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 "But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye strong: Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Psalms 27:14, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Daniel 10:19, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Ephesians 6:10

your work: Genesis 15:1, Ruth 2:12, Psalms 19:11, Psalms 58:11, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Luke 6:35, Romans 4:4, Romans 4:5, 1 Corinthians 3:8, 1 Corinthians 3:14, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1 Corinthians 9:18, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:24, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 10:35, 2 John 1:8

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:9 - Their hands Jeremiah 31:16 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:7
The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him.
Genesis 15:2
Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:4
Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir."
Genesis 15:7
And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it."
Genesis 15:8
He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"
Genesis 15:15
"As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
Genesis 15:17
It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.
Psalms 105:11
Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,"
Psalms 105:42
For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak,.... Be hearty, earnest, and vigorous, and not languid and remiss in reforming the worship of God, which Asa had begun:

for your work shall be rewarded; with peace and prosperity at home, and success against enemies abroad, of which they had had a recent instance.


 
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