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.

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Other Translations for 2 Chronicles 2:18

BSB
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
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.
ERV
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.
NHEB
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.
SMT
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.

Commentary for 2 Chronicles 2:18

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Overview of 2 Chronicles 2:18
Summary
Solomon assigns workers to construction duties
Place
Israel
Event
Assignment of workers
Estimated Time Period
c. 960 BC
Category
Narrative