Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to purchase dressed stone, and timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. New Living Translation They hired carpenters and builders, who purchased finished stone for the walls and timber for the rafters and beams. They restored what earlier kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. English Standard Version They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. Berean Standard Bible They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate. King James Bible Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. New King James Version They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy hewn stone and timber for beams, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. New American Standard Bible They in turn gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. NASB 1995 They in turn gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. NASB 1977 They in turn gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. Legacy Standard Bible They in turn gave it to the craftsmen and to the builders to buy hewn stone and timber for clamps and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. Amplified Bible They in turn gave it to the carpenters and builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings (trusses, braces) and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. Christian Standard Bible they gave it to the carpenters and builders and also used it to buy quarried stone and timbers—for joining and making beams—for the buildings that Judah’s kings had destroyed. Holman Christian Standard Bible they gave it to the carpenters and builders and also used it to buy quarried stone and timbers—for joining and making beams—for the buildings that Judah’s kings had destroyed. American Standard Version even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they gave to the Carpenters, and to the Builders, and to the Buyers of the precious gems, and wood for repair, and for the plastering of the house that the Kings of Yehuda had stripped. Brenton Septuagint Translation They gave it also to the carpenters and builders, to buy squared stones, and timber for beams to cover the houses which the kings of Juda had destroyed. Contemporary English Version and they gave the rest of it to the carpenters and builders, who used it to buy the stone and wood they needed to repair the other buildings that Judah's kings had not taken care of. Douay-Rheims Bible But they gave it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and timber for the couplings of the building, and to rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda had destroyed. English Revised Version even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. GOD'S WORD® Translation (These workers included carpenters and builders.) They were to buy quarried stones and wood for the fittings and beams of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to become run-down. Good News Translation the carpenters and the builders to buy the stones and the timber used to repair the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay. International Standard Version They, in turn, paid the carpenters and builders to purchase quarried stone and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that previous kings of Judah had let deteriorate. JPS Tanakh 1917 even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. Literal Standard Version and they give [it] to craftsmen and to builders to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams [for] the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed. Majority Standard Bible They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate. New American Bible They also gave it to the carpenters and the masons to buy hewn stone and timber for the tie beams and rafters of the buildings which the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. NET Bible They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair. New Revised Standard Version They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. New Heart English Bible even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy cut stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. Webster's Bible Translation Even to the artificers and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. World English Bible They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. Young's Literal Translation and they give it to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Josiah Repairs the Temple…10They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD. 11They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate. 12And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,… Cross References 2 Chronicles 33:4 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever." 2 Chronicles 34:10 They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. floor. 2 Chronicles 33:4-7,22 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever… Jump to Previous Allowed Artificers Beams Binders Boards Builders Buildings Buy Carpenters Couplings Cut Destroyed Destruction Dressed Fall Floor Hewn Houses Joining Joists Judah Kings Making Money Purchase Quarried Ruin Stone Structure Timber Together Turn Wood WoodworkersJump to Next Allowed Artificers Beams Binders Boards Builders Buildings Buy Carpenters Couplings Cut Destroyed Destruction Dressed Fall Floor Hewn Houses Joining Joists Judah Kings Making Money Purchase Quarried Ruin Stone Structure Timber Together Turn Wood Woodworkers2 Chronicles 34 1. Josiah's good reign3. He destroys idolatry 8. He takes order for the repair of the temple 14. Hilkiah, having found a book of the law, 21. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord 23. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time 29. Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God (11) Even to . . . builders.--And they gave it to the craftsmen and to the builders. For couplings.--For the couplings or girders; an explanation added by the chronicler. And to floor . . . destroyed.--Kings, "to repair the house." The reference to the defacement of the Temple buildings by idolatrous kings may be compared with the similar notice concerning Athaliah's sons, 2Chronicles 24:7, and Ahaz, 2Chronicles 28:24. Perhaps, however, the expression "destroyed" does not mean more than "allowed to go to ruin." To floor.--To rafter, or joist. (See margin.) The houses.--The chambers. Verse 11. - The exact work done we are unable to follow with precision. The parallel describes it, in more general terms, as "repairing the breaches." The repairs here spoken of, however, betoken, to say the least the rough usage, as well as "negligence," of kings like Manasseh and Amen, and suggest a further question as to the nature of those heathen and idolatrous practices, which cost so much to the very structure of temple and houses, i.e. probably the contiguous chambers of the main building (1 Kings 6:5), the exact style of which, however, is very doubtful.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They also gave [money]וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to the carpenters לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ (le·ḥā·rā·šîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material and builders וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים (wə·lab·bō·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build to buy לִקְנוֹת֙ (liq·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own dressed מַחְצֵ֔ב (maḥ·ṣêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4274: A hewing, a quarry stone, אַבְנֵ֣י (’aḇ·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone as well as timbers וְעֵצִ֖ים (wə·‘ê·ṣîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood for couplings לַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹת (lam·ḥab·bə·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4226: A joiner, brace, cramp and beams וּלְקָרוֹת֙ (ū·lə·qā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers for the buildings הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים (hab·bāt·tîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the kings מַלְכֵ֥י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of Judah יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites had allowed to deteriorate. הִשְׁחִ֖יתוּ (hiš·ḥî·ṯū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin Links 2 Chronicles 34:11 NIV2 Chronicles 34:11 NLT 2 Chronicles 34:11 ESV 2 Chronicles 34:11 NASB 2 Chronicles 34:11 KJV 2 Chronicles 34:11 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 34:11 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 34:11 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 34:11 French Bible 2 Chronicles 34:11 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 34:11 Even to the carpenters and to (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |