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2 Chronicles 31

2 Chron. 31:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And in every work
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
that he began
chalal (Hebrew #2490)
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an "opening wedge"); denom. (from 2485) to play (the flute)
KJV usage: begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
Pronounce: khaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2470)
in the service
`abodah (Hebrew #5656)
from 5647; work of any kind
KJV usage: act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, X wrought.
Pronounce: ab-o-daw'
Origin: or mabowdah {ab-o-daw'}
of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and in the law
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
k, and in the commandments
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
, to seek
darash (Hebrew #1875)
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely.
Pronounce: daw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
his God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, he did
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
it with all his heart
lebab (Hebrew #3824)
the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like 3820
KJV usage: + bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-)heart((-ed)), midst, mind, X unawares, understanding.
Pronounce: lay-bawb'
Origin: from 3823
, and prospered
tsalach (Hebrew #6743)
a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
KJV usage: break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, - ously).
Pronounce: tsaw-lakh'
Origin: or tsaleach {tsaw-lay'-akh}
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Psa. 1:2‑3• 2But in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight,{HR}And in his law doth he meditate by day and by night.
 3And he is as a tree planted by the waterbrooks,{HR}Which yieldeth its fruit in its season,{HR}And its leaf fadeth not;{HR}And all that he doeth prospereth. (Psa. 1:2‑3)
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2 Chron. 26:5• 5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper. (2 Chron. 26:5)
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Josh. 1:7‑8• 7Only be thou strong and very courageous, {i}that thou mayest take heed to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest{/i}.
 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. (Josh. 1:7‑8)
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Matt. 6:33• 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Matt. 7:24‑27• 24Whoever therefore heareth these my words and doeth them, I will liken him to a prudent man which built his house upon the rock;
 25and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.
 26And every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man which built his house upon the sand;
 27and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. (Matt. 7:24‑27)

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Ministry on This Verse

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in the law.
Psa. 1:2‑3• 2But in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight,{HR}And in his law doth he meditate by day and by night.
 3And he is as a tree planted by the waterbrooks,{HR}Which yieldeth its fruit in its season,{HR}And its leaf fadeth not;{HR}And all that he doeth prospereth. (Psa. 1:2‑3)
he did it.
Deut. 6:5• 5And thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deut. 6:5)
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Deut. 10:12• 12{i}And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,{/i} (Deut. 10:12)
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1 Kings 2:4• 4{i}that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said he, a man upon the throne of Israel.{/i} (1 Kings 2:4)
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1 Chron. 22:19• 19{i}Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah.{/i} (1 Chron. 22:19)
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Eccl. 9:10• 10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,{HR}Do with thy might;{HR}For there is no work, nor device,{HR}Nor knowledge, nor wisdom,{HR}In Sheol whither thou goest. (Eccl. 9:10)
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Jer. 29:13• 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jer. 29:13)
prospered.
2 Chron. 14:7• 7{i}And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.{/i} (2 Chron. 14:7)
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2 Chron. 20:26• 26{i}And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah{/i}, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of the same place was called the valley of Berachah unto this day. (2 Chron. 20:26)
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2 Chron. 26:5• 5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper. (2 Chron. 26:5)
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Josh. 1:7‑8• 7Only be thou strong and very courageous, {i}that thou mayest take heed to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest{/i}.
 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. (Josh. 1:7‑8)
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1 Chron. 22:13• 13{i}Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to perform the statutes and ordinances which Jehovah commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and courageous; fear not, neither be dismayed.{/i} (1 Chron. 22:13)
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Psa. 1:3• 3And he is as a tree planted by the waterbrooks,{HR}Which yieldeth its fruit in its season,{HR}And its leaf fadeth not;{HR}And all that he doeth prospereth. (Psa. 1:3)
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Matt. 6:33• 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Matt. 7:24‑27• 24Whoever therefore heareth these my words and doeth them, I will liken him to a prudent man which built his house upon the rock;
 25and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.
 26And every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man which built his house upon the sand;
 27and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. (Matt. 7:24‑27)
• He "did it with all his heart." What a beautiful testimony is rendered to this man of God! An undivided heart, a simple eye, occupied with seeking his God: this was the secret of his spiritual life, and the Word adds: "[He] prospered." (“Hezekiah - The Order of the House of God: 2 Chronicles 31” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.

W. Kelly Translation

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And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.