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2 Chronicles 15:7
7But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”
2 Chronicles 15:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 15:7
5In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. 6One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple. 9Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 15:7 word by word
וְאַתֶּ֣ם חִזְק֔וּ וְאַל־יִרְפּ֖וּ יְדֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ שָׂכָ֖ר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:7
- Joshua 1:7“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
- 1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;
- Daniel 10:19“Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
- Genesis 15:1After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
- Psalms 19:11By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
- Psalms 58:11Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- Matthew 10:41Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- Romans 4:4Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The call to be strong and courageous is a direct quote from what Moses and Joshua told Israel when they first entered the land (Deuteronomy 31:6–7; Joshua 1:6, 9, 18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Be ye strong--Great resolution and indomitable energy would be required to persevere in the face of the opposition your reforming measures will encounter. your work shall be rewarded--What you do in the cause and for the glory of God will assuredly be followed by the happiest results both to yourself and your subjects.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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