2 Chronicles 24:13
11 Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
12 Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
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.
14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada to make with it the articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
15 When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
- WEB
- So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands. They set up God’s house as it was designed, and strengthened it.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
- BLB
- And those working labored in the work, and went up the restoration of the work by their hand, and they made stand the house of God according to its measurement, and they strengthened it.
- ÅB
- Og arbeidsfolkene arbeidet, og utbedringsarbeidet skred fram under deres hender, og de satte Guds hus i stand igjen etter dets rette mål og gjorde det sterkt.
- OTB
- Så arbeiderne arbeidet, og restaureringsarbeidet skred frem i deres hender, og de gjenopprettet Guds hus i henhold til dets spesifikasjoner, og styrket det.
- B1930
- Og arbeidsfolkene arbeidet, og utbedringsarbeidet skred frem under deres hender, og de satte Guds hus i stand igjen efter dets rette mål og gjorde det sterkt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
Read in contextHaggai 2:3
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
Read in context1 Chronicles 22:5
And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
Read in contextMark 13:1–2
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
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