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.
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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.
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.
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
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.
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.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–14
Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work, which all should promote. And many a good work would be done that now lies undone, if active men would put it forward.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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