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KJV Lexicon And he set`asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application threescore and ten shib`iym. (shib-eem') seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen). thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. of them to be bearers of burdens cabbal (sab-bawl') a porter -- (to bear, bearer of) burden(-s). and fourscore shmoniym (shem-o-neem') eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore. thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. to be hewers chatsab (khaw-tsab') to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason. in the mountain har (har) a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion. and three shalowsh (shaw-loshe') masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. and six shesh (shaysh) six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth. hundred me'ah (may-aw') a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore. overseers natsach (naw-tsakh') to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music) to set `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. a work `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work. International Standard Version He conscripted 70,000 of them to do heavy work, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 men to supervise the people. NET Bible He designated 70,000 as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work. GOD'S WORD® Translation He made 70,000 of them carry heavy loads, 80,000 of them quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 of them supervise the work as foremen. King James 2000 Bible And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to quarry in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to make the people work. Links 2 Chronicles 2:182 Chronicles 2:18 NIV 2 Chronicles 2:18 NLT 2 Chronicles 2:18 ESV 2 Chronicles 2:18 NASB 2 Chronicles 2:18 KJV |
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