2 Chronicles 24:13 BSB

2 Chronicles 24:13

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙	vai.ya.'a.Su	and they worked	H6213 →
עֹשֵׂ֣י	'o.Sei	[the] doers of	H6213 →
הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה	ha.me.la.Khah	the work	H4399 →
וַתַּ֧עַל	va.Ta.'al	and it went up	H5927 →
אֲרוּכָ֛ה	'a.ru.Khah	[the] repair	H724 →
לַמְּלָאכָ֖ה	la.me.la.Khah	for the work	H4399 →
בְּיָדָ֑ם	be.ya.Dam	by hand their	H3027 →
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּ	vai.ya.'a.Mi.du	and they erected	H5975 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֵּ֧ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹ	mat.kun.To	measurement its	H4971 →
וַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃	Vay.'a.me.Tzu.hu	and they strengthened it	H553 →

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Through
Haggai 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?’
leads to
- Ezra 3:12
  But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
Through
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,
leads to
- Nehemiah 4:1
  Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
- Nehemiah 2:10
  But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
- Acts 4:17–18
  But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
- Acts 5:33
  When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
- Jeremiah 25:20
  all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
Through
1 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…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:1
  Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for…
- 1 Kings 3:7
  And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

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