So the workmen wrought. — Literally, And the makers of the work made.
And the work was perfected by them. — Literally, and a bandage was applied to the work by their hand. This curious metaphor, expressive of restoration, is used again in a similar way in Nehemiah 4:1, “a bandage was applied to the walls of Jerusalem.” Jeremiah had used it before (Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 30:17; comp. also Isaiah 58:8) of the national restoration.
And they set the house of God in his state. — Rather, and they made the house of God to stand according to the measure thereof, i.e., in its original proportions. (Comp. Exodus 30:32 : màthkoneth, “measure,” “proportion.”) This verse is not read in Kings.
Before the king and Jehoiada. — The expression appears to be characteristic of the present account. (Comp. Note on 2 Chronicles 24:11.)