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.

And he set {H6213} threescore and ten {H7657} thousand {H505} of them to be bearers of burdens {H5449}, and fourscore {H8084} thousand {H505} to be hewers {H2672} in the mountain {H2022}, and three {H7969} thousand {H505} and six {H8337} hundred {H3967} overseers {H5329} to set {H5647} the people {H5971} a work {H5647}.

He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads, 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as supervisors to assign the people their work.

Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Chronicles 2:2 (3 votes)

    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.