2 Chronicles 24:13

2Ch 24:13 So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

Ver. 13. And the work was perfected by them.] Heb., The healing went up upon the work. Metaphora tracta a corporibus quae medicina curantur: so the sun is said in spring to "heal" those deformities that winter had brought upon the earth. {Mal 4:2}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Hebrew, a medicine was upon the work, meaning it was repaired.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(13) So the workmen wrought.—Literally, And the makers of the work made.

And the work was perfected by them.—Literally, and a bandage was applied to the work by their hand. This curious metaphor, expressive of restoration, is used again in a similar way in Neh_4:1, “a bandage was applied to the walls of Jerusalem.” Jeremiah had used it before (Jer_8:22; Jer_30:17; comp. also Isa_58:8) of the national restoration.

And they set the house of God in his state.—Rather, and they made the house of God to stand according to the measure thereof, i.e., in its original proportions. (Comp. Exo_30:32 : màthkoneth, “measure,” “proportion.”) This verse is not read in Kings.

Before the king and Jehoiada.—The expression appears to be characteristic of the present account. (Comp. Note on 2Ch_24:11.)

(13, 14) The writer concludes in his own fashion, freely modifying the older account to suit the needs of his contemporaries. (The Syriac and Arabic versions omit both verses.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

13. they set] R.V. they set up.

in its state] i.e. according to its former state.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died,.... A very old man; few at this time arrived to such an age; he was a rare instance:

One hundred and thirty years old was he when he died; the oldest man we read of from the times of Moses, and older than he by ten years.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

They set the house of God in his state - Some prefer, “they set up the house of God in its (old) measure” or “proportions.”

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The work was perfected by their hands. The margin gives the literal rendering, "healing" or health, or, i.e., recovery, "went up upon the work." The lively figure of the Hebrew word used (hkWra) is very intelligible. The term is employed in only five other places, viz.; Neh_4:7 (Authorized Version, "The walls were made up; " Revised Version better, The repairing of the walls went forward) Isa_58:8; Kutm Jer_8:22 Jer_30:17 Jer_33:6; in each of which four instances, in both Authorized Version and Revised Version, the literal rendering health" or healing" is found. In his state; equivalent to in its stateliness, perhaps the idea of the Hebrew word wOHn only used four other times, and then rendered once "tale", (Exo_5:8) twice "composition", (2Ch 30:32, 2Ch 30:37) once "measure", (Eze_45:11) being measure, or proportion, or rate.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

went forward in their hands

Here the word "forward" represents progress, and the word "hands" represents their control. AT: "made progress under their supervision" (See: Metonymy)

the rest of the money

This is money that was collected in the chest but not needed for repairs.

furnishings

This refers to the "utensils" and "spoons" listed later in the verse.

for all the days of Jehoiada

This idiom refers to the lifespan of Jehoiada. AT: "for as long as Jehoiada lived" or "throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada" (See: Idiom)

translationWords

labor

house of God

servant

sacrifice

gold

silver

burnt offering

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

and the work was improved A similar instance is (Neh. 3:34): “Will they revive the stones” of Ezra. Also, above (I Chron. 11:8): “and Joab sustained.’

on its base - Heb. עַל מַתְכֻּנְתּוֹ, on its base.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.