KJV ORIGINAL
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah went and did exactly what the LORD had told them to do. And the LORD accepted Job.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing that Job's three friends obeyed God's command to ask Job to pray for them, and God restored His relationship with Job.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs at the end of the book of Job, after God had appeared and spoken to Job and his three friends. Job's friends had given him poor advice during his suffering, essentially accusing him of hidden sin. God had just commanded them to offer sacrifices and ask Job to pray for them because they had not spoken correctly about God as Job had.
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