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2 Chronicles 15:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 15:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4But when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
6And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.
7But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.
10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak, etc.] Be hearty, earnest, and vigorous, and not languid and remiss in reforming the worship of God, which Asa had begun: for your work shall be rewarded; with peace and prosperity at home, and success against enemies abroad, of which they had had a recent instance.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Be strong - Go on resolutely to maintain God's worship and to root out idolatry, as you have begun to do; for this is the only method of preserving yourselves from such calamities as your predecessors have felt. 2 Chronicles 15:8”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:7 The exhortation to be strong and courageous is a literal quotation of the exhortation that both Moses and Joshua gave Israel when they were first entering the land (Deut 31:6-7; Josh 1:6, 9, 18).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“ye strong: Jos 1:7, Jos 1:9; Ch1 28:20; Psa 27:14; Isa 35:3, Isa 35:4; Dan 10:19; Co1 16:13; Eph 6:10 your work: Gen 15:1; Rut 2:12; Psa 19:11, Psa 58:11; Mat 5:12, Mat 5:46, Mat 6:1, Mat 6:4, Mat 6:6, Mat 6:18, Mat 10:41, Mat 10:42; Luk 6:35; Rom 4:4, Rom 4:5; Co1 3:8, Co1 3:14, Co1 9:17, Co1 9:18, Co1 15:58; Col 3:24; Heb 6:10; Heb 10:35; Jo2 1:8 2 Chronicles 15:8”
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