Parallel Verses

Youngs 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

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.

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.

Holman Bible

The workmen did their work, and through them the repairs progressed. They restored God’s temple to its specifications and reinforced it.

International Standard Version

As a result, the workmen did their labor, and the repair work progressed steadily under their supervision, and they restored God's Temple back to what it should be, and strengthened it, too.

A Conservative Version

So the workmen labored, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

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.

Amplified

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.

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And they doing the work will work, and healing will go up to the work by their hand, and they will cause the house of God to stand upon its measure, and they will make it firm.

King James 2000

So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them, and they put the house of God in order, and strengthened it.

Lexham Expanded 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.

Modern King James verseion

And the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them, and they set the house of God in its proper state and made it strong.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the workmen wrought and the work mended through their hands: and they made the house of God as it ought to be, and strengthened it.

NET Bible

They worked hard and made the repairs. They followed the measurements specified for God's temple and restored it.

New Heart English Bible

So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up God's house in its state, and strengthened it.

The 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.

Webster

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So the workmen
מלאכה 
M@la'kah 
Usage: 167

and the work
מלאכה 
M@la'kah 
Usage: 167

was
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

ארכה ארוּכה 
'aruwkah 
Usage: 6

by them
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

in his state
מתכנת מתכנת 
Mathkoneth 
Usage: 5

Verse Info

Context Readings

Joash Repairs The Temple

12 And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah. 13 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. 14 And at their completing it, they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:5

And David saith, 'Solomon my son is a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah is to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;' and David prepareth in abundance before his death.

Nehemiah 4:7

And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening hath gone up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches have begun to be stopped, then it is very displeasing to them,

Haggai 2:3

Who among you hath been left that saw this house in its former honour? And what are ye seeing it now? Is it not, compared with it, as nothing in your eyes?

Mark 13:1-2

And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, 'Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!'

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