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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator describes the laborers advancing the temple repair immediately after King Joash and Jehoiada distribute the collected funds. This occurs at the midpoint of the restoration project, marking the transition from financial preparation to physical execution.

The words — עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה (‘ose ha-melākāh) translates as the doers of the work, identifying the supervised labor force. וַתּעַל אֲרוּכָה בְּיָדָם (vata‘al ‘ărūkāh bə-yāḏām) literally renders the repair went up in their hands, indicating visible structural progress.

The thread — The motif of physical restoration appears in 1 Chronicles 22:5 regarding Solomon's building preparations, Nehemiah 4:7 concerning wall repair, and Haggai 2:3 reflecting on the house's former glory.

Why it lands — The text reports factual progress and structural reinforcement, requiring the reader to note the completion of the physical restoration before the narrative shifts to the remaining funds.

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The Hebrew words

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙va/i.ya.'a.Suand/ they worked עֹשֵׂ֣י'o.Sei[the] doers of הַמְּלָאכָ֔הha./me.la.Khahthe/ work וַתַּ֧עַלva./Ta.'aland/ it went up אֲרוּכָ֛ה'a.ru.Khah[the] repair לַמְּלָאכָ֖הla./me.la.Khahfor the/ work בְּיָדָ֑םbe./ya.Da/mby/ hand/ their וַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּva/i.ya.'a.Mi.duand/ they erected אֶת־'et-<obj.>בֵּ֧יתbeit[the] house of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God עַל־'al-on מַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹmat.kun.T/omeasurement/ its וַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃Va/y.'a.me.Tzu./huand/ they 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.

Cross-references

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 it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
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,
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?’
Mark 13:1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”