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class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Seventy thousand of them he assigned to bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he set threescore and ten thousand of them <i>to be</i> bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand <i>to be</i> hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed seventy thousand of them to carry loads and eighty thousand to quarry <i>stones</i> in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads, and 80,000 to quarry <i>stones</i> in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he made 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 as hewers <i>of stone</i> in the mountains and 3,600 directors to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He assigned 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stone in the mountain, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He assigned 70,000 of them to carry building supplies and 80,000 of them to cut stone from the hills. He chose 3,600 others to supervise the workers and to make sure the work was completed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he set threescore, and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people awork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He assigned 70,000 of them to transport materials and 80,000 to cut stones in the mountains, and appointed 3,600 supervisors to make sure the work was done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to set the people at work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he set seventy thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people to work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to assign the people their work. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he makes from them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers, to cause the people to work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he maketh of them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers, to cause the people to work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will make from them seventy thousand to carry, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred superintending to cause the people to work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he set seventy thousand of them to carry burdens on their shoulders, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountains: and three thousand and six hundred to be overseers of the work of the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he appointed seventy thousand of them, who would carry burdens on shoulders, and eighty thousand who would hew stones in the mountains, then three thousand and six hundred as overseers of the work of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of these he made seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to keep the people working.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Seventy thousand of them he assigned as laborers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred as overseers to make the people work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And King Solomon set seventy thousand of them to be bearers of burdens and eighty thousand to be stonecutters in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred overseers to make the people work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred, and King Solomon made of them seventy thousand bearers of poles and eighty thousand Stone Cutters in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred Governors who employed the people. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he made of them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty thousand hewers of stone, and three thousand six hundred taskmasters over the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Hiram's Reply</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Solomon made</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">70,000 of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5449.htm" title="5449: sab·bāl (N-ms) -- Burden bearer. From cabal; a porter.">porters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8084.htm" title="8084: ū·šə·mō·nîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth.">80,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2672.htm" title="2672: ḥō·ṣêḇ (N-ms) -- Or chatseb; a primitive root; to cut or carve, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave.">stonecutters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bā·hār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lō·šeṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and 3,600</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">supervisors.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: lə·ha·‘ă·ḇîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">1 Kings 5:15-16</a></span><br />Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, / not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-6.htm">1 Kings 4:6</a></span><br />Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">1 Kings 12:18</a></span><br />Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">1 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a></span><br />So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28-29</a></span><br />Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. / A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-28.htm">1 Kings 11:28</a></span><br />Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-4.htm">1 Kings 12:4</a></span><br />“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">1 Kings 12:18</a></span><br />Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he set three score 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.</p><p class="hdg">threescore `As it is ver.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">Bearers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Carriers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Foremen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Hewers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Overseers</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Quarry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Six</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Stonecutters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Bearers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Carriers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-36.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-12.htm">Foremen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-1.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Hewers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-13.htm">Overseers</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Quarry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-32.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Six</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-6.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Stonecutters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-6.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Work</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-10.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-11.htm">Huram sends him a kind answer</a></span><br>17</div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The porters, or burden-bearers, were responsible for transporting materials. This large workforce highlights the immense scale of the temple project. The use of forced labor, often from non-Israelite populations, was common in ancient Near Eastern monarchies. This practice is reminiscent of the Israelites' own experience in Egypt, where they were subjected to hard labor. The number 70,000 signifies the vast resources and manpower Solomon had at his disposal, reflecting his wealth and the importance of the temple project.<p><b>80,000 stonecutters in the mountains</b><br>The stonecutters were skilled laborers tasked with quarrying and shaping stones for the temple's construction. The mention of "in the mountains" suggests that the stones were sourced from specific quarries, possibly in the region of Lebanon, known for its high-quality building materials. This aligns with the biblical account of Solomon's alliance with Hiram, king of Tyre, who provided cedar and skilled workers. The use of stone in temple construction symbolizes permanence and strength, qualities associated with God's eternal presence. The labor-intensive process of stonecutting underscores the dedication and effort required to build a house for the Lord.<p><b>and 3,600 supervisors</b><br>The supervisors were likely responsible for overseeing the laborers and ensuring the quality and progress of the work. This hierarchical structure reflects the organized and efficient approach Solomon took in managing the temple project. The number 3,600 indicates a significant administrative effort, necessary for coordinating such a large workforce. This mirrors the wisdom and administrative skills attributed to Solomon, as seen in his ability to govern Israel effectively. The role of supervisors also points to the importance of leadership and accountability in fulfilling God's purposes, a theme echoed throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem. He organized the labor force for the temple's construction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/porters.htm">Porters</a></b><br>These were laborers assigned to carry materials. The Hebrew word used here can imply those who bear burdens, indicating their role in transporting heavy materials.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/stonecutters.htm">Stonecutters</a></b><br>Skilled workers tasked with cutting stones from the mountains. This was a crucial role, as the temple required large quantities of precisely cut stones.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/supervisors.htm">Supervisors</a></b><br>These were the overseers who managed the labor force. Their role was to ensure that the work was done efficiently and according to plan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>The location where the stonecutters worked. The mountains provided the raw materials necessary for the temple's construction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_organization_in_god's_work.htm">The Importance of Organization in God's Work</a></b><br>Solomon's detailed organization of laborers highlights the importance of planning and structure in accomplishing God's purposes. In our lives, we should seek to organize our efforts to serve God effectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diversity_of_gifts_and_roles.htm">Diversity of Gifts and Roles</a></b><br>Just as Solomon's workforce had diverse roles, the body of Christ is made up of individuals with different gifts and callings. Each role is vital to the overall mission of the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_oversight.htm">Leadership and Oversight</a></b><br>The presence of supervisors underscores the need for leadership and accountability in any endeavor. In our spiritual lives, we should seek wise counsel and be accountable to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_excellence.htm">Commitment to Excellence</a></b><br>The skilled work of the stonecutters reflects a commitment to excellence in serving God. We should strive for excellence in all we do, as a reflection of our dedication to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_2_2_workforce_feasible.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:2, is the workforce of 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonecutters feasible given ancient population estimates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_lying_spirit.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:21-22, how can an all-truthful God justly send a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_sam_10_18_and_1_chr_19_18.htm">How do we reconcile the discrepant figures between 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18 regarding the number of charioteers and horsemen defeated by David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And he set . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains.</span> This exactly agrees with <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm" title="And Solomon had three score and ten thousand that bore burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;">1Kings 5:15</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And three thousand and six hundred overseers.</span>--The same number was given in <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 2:2</a>. In <a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm" title="Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that worked in the work.">1Kings 5:16</a> we read of 3,300 officers. In the Hebrew, <span class= "ital">three</span> (<span class= "ital">sh?losh</span>) and <span class= "ital">six</span> (<span class= "ital">shesh</span>) might easily be confused; our reading appears right. The chronicler omits all notice of the levy of 30,000 Israelites, which the parallel passage records (<a href="/context/1_kings/5-13.htm" title="And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.">1Kings 5:13-14</a>); whether by an oversight, or from disapproval, we cannot say. Adding that number to the 70,000 and 80,000 other labourers, we get a grand total of 180,000, which gives a company of 50 for each of the 3,600 overseers.<p><span class= "bld">Overseers.</span>--Heb. <span class= "ital">m?nacc?him.</span> Only here and in <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 2:2</a> <span class= "ital">supra,</span> and <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm" title="Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.">2Chronicles 34:13</a>. It is the plural of a participle which occurs only in the titles of the Psalms (including <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm" title="The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk on my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.">Habakkuk 3:19</a>), while the verb is read only in Chronicles and <a href="/context/ezra/3-8.htm" title="Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.">Ezra 3:8-9</a>. (See Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/15-21.htm" title="And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.">1Chronicles 15:21</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Three thousand and six hundred</span>. Adding to these the 250 of <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">2 Chronicles 8:10</a>, <span class="accented">infra</span>, the total 3850 of <a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16</a> is exactly reached. That total, however, is reached by a somewhat different classification, the division being into 3300 "strangers," and 500 "chief of the officers" (<a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">1 Kings 9:23</a>). The explanation probably is that of the 3600 "stranger" overseers, the small proportion of 300 were of much higher grade in office than the rest, and were ranked by the writer in Kings with those overseers (250) of Solomon, who were probably Israelites. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Solomon made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֨עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">70,000 of them</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventy (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">porters,</span><br /><span class="heb">סַבָּ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(sab·bāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5449.htm">Strong's 5449: </a> </span><span class="str2">Burden bearer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">80,000 {}</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8084.htm">Strong's 8084: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eighty, eightieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stonecutters</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹצֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·ṣêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2672.htm">Strong's 2672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the mountains,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and 3,600</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">supervisors.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַצְּחִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 2:18 He set seventy thousand of them (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 2:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 2:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>