Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them. New Living Translation He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen. English Standard Version And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee them. Berean Standard Bible So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. King James Bible And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. New King James Version Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. New American Standard Bible So Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry loads, eighty thousand men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them. NASB 1995 So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them. NASB 1977 So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them. Legacy Standard Bible So Solomon numbered 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to hew stone in the mountains and 3,600 to direct them. Amplified Bible So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them. Christian Standard Bible so he assigned 70,000 men as porters, 80,000 men as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as supervisors over them. Holman Christian Standard Bible so he assigned 70,000 men as porters, 80,000 men as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as supervisors over them. American Standard Version And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. Contemporary English Version He assigned 70,000 men to carry building supplies and 80,000 to cut stone from the hills. And he chose 3,600 men to supervise these workers. English Revised Version And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Solomon drafted 70,000 men to carry heavy loads, 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains, and 3,600 foremen. Good News Translation He put 70,000 men to work transporting materials, and 80,000 to work cutting stone in the hill country. There were 3,600 others responsible for supervising the work. International Standard Version So Solomon conscripted 70,000 men to do heavy work, 80,000 men to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to supervise them. Majority Standard Bible So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. NET Bible Solomon had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors. New Heart English Bible Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. Webster's Bible Translation And Solomon numbered out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. World English Bible Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Solomon numbers seventy thousand men bearing burden, and eighty thousand men hewing in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers over them. Young's Literal Translation and Solomon numbereth seventy thousand men bearing burden, and eighty thousand men hewing in the mountain, and overseers over them -- three thousand and six hundred. Smith's Literal Translation And Solomon will number seventy thousand men to carry, and eighty thousand men to hew in the mountain; and they superintending over them three thousand six hundred. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he numbered out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to over- see them. Catholic Public Domain Version And he numbered seventy thousand men to carry upon shoulders, and eighty thousand who were hewing stones in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as their overseers. New American Bible Solomon conscripted seventy thousand men to carry stones and eighty thousand to cut the stones in the mountains, and over these he placed three thousand six hundred overseers. New Revised Standard Version Solomon conscripted seventy thousand laborers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hill country, with three thousand six hundred to oversee them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Solomon appointed seventy thousand men to bear burdens and eighty thousand stone cutters in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Solomon numbered seventy thousand men the bearers of poles, and eighty thousand men Stone Cutters in the mountain, and Leaders over them, three thousand and six hundred. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Solomon gathered seventy thousand men that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain, and there were three thousand six hundred superintendents over them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Preparations for the Temple1Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. 2So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. 3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.… Cross References 1 Kings 5:13-18 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. / Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, ... 1 Kings 9:20-21 As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. 1 Kings 6:7 The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 1 Kings 7:13-14 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. Exodus 31:1-6 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, ... Exodus 35:30-35 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, ... 1 Chronicles 22:2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God. 1 Chronicles 28:20-21 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished. / The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.” 1 Chronicles 29:1-5 Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. / Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. / Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: ... 2 Chronicles 8:7-9 As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. / But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, the leaders of his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. Ezra 3:7 They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia. Nehemiah 4:16-21 And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah / who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other. / And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me. ... Isaiah 60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. Matthew 13:55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Mark 6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him. Treasury of Scripture And Solomon told out three score and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. told out threescore 2 Chronicles 2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. 1 Kings 5:15,16 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; … Jump to Previous Assigned Bear Burdens Carriers Carry Conscripted Counted Country Cutters Cutting Eighty Foremen Fourscore Hew Hewers Hill Hills Hundred Loads Mountain Mountains Numbered Numbereth Oversee Overseers Seventy Six Solomon Stone Stonecutters Superintend Ten Thirty-Six Thousand Three ThreescoreJump to Next Assigned Bear Burdens Carriers Carry Conscripted Counted Country Cutters Cutting Eighty Foremen Fourscore Hew Hewers Hill Hills Hundred Loads Mountain Mountains Numbered Numbereth Oversee Overseers Seventy Six Solomon Stone Stonecutters Superintend Ten Thirty-Six Thousand Three Threescore2 Chronicles 2 1. Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple3. His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions 11. Huram sends him a kind answer 17 Solomon conscripted The act of conscription here indicates a formal and organized effort by Solomon to gather a workforce for a significant project. The Hebrew root for "conscripted" is "סָבַל" (sabal), which implies bearing a burden or laboring. This reflects Solomon's role as a wise and strategic leader, organizing resources for the monumental task of building the temple. Historically, this conscription was a common practice for large state projects in the ancient Near East, demonstrating Solomon's alignment with the practices of powerful monarchs of his time. 70,000 porters 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains 3,600 supervisors over them To bear . . . to hew . . . to oversee.--Bearers of . . . hewers . . . overseers over, as in 2Chronicles 2:18. . . . Verse 2. - The presence of this verse here, and the composition of it, may probably mark some corruptness of text or error of copyists, as the first two words of it are the proper first two words of ver. 17, and the remainder of it shows the proper contents of ver. 18, which are not only in other aspects apparently in the right place there, but also by analogy of the parallel (1 Kings 5:15, 16). The contents of this verse will therefore be considered with vers. 17, 18.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So he conscriptedוַיִּסְפֹּ֨ר (way·yis·pōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate 70,000 {} שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) porters, סַבָּ֔ל (sab·bāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5449: Burden bearer 80,000 {} וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים (ū·šə·mō·w·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 8084: Eighty, eightieth stonecutters חֹצֵ֣ב (ḥō·ṣêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave in the mountains, בָּהָ֑ר (bā·hār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and 3,600 שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice supervisors. וּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים (ū·mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent Links 2 Chronicles 2:2 NIV2 Chronicles 2:2 NLT 2 Chronicles 2:2 ESV 2 Chronicles 2:2 NASB 2 Chronicles 2:2 KJV 2 Chronicles 2:2 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 2:2 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 2:2 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 2:2 French Bible 2 Chronicles 2:2 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 2:2 Solomon counted out seventy thousand men (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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