state And they said, The man asked us straitly of our {state}, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? state <2CH24 -13> So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his {state}, and strengthened it. state And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the {state} of the king. state Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the {state} of the king. state Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best {state} [is] altogether vanity. Selah. state Be thou diligent to know the {state} of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. state For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the {state} [thereof] shall be prolonged. state And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy {state} shall he pull thee down. state Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [{state}] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. state Then goeth he, and taketh to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last {state}] of that man is worse than the first. state But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your {state}. state For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your {state}. state Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever {state} I am, therewith] to be content. state All my {state} shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: ~~~~~~