2 Chronicles 17:13 - Exposition

Much business ; Hebrew, מְלָאכָה . The meaning of the word is "service?' "labour bestowed;" and the verse reads, "And there was to him much labour in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem;" i.e. He bestoweth much pains on the cities of Judah, and had , etc. The word "were," Authorized Version italics, is incorrectly inserted. The former half of this verse would better constitute the end of 2 Chronicles 17:12 . Keil, however, maintains the rendering "substance;" "property," for מְלָאכָה : ( Exodus 22:7 , Exodus 22:10 ).