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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ten	שִׁבְעִ֥ים shiv.'Im	H7657	seventy · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֙לֶף֙ 'e.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
burdens	סַבָּ֔ל sa.Bal	H5449	a porter · noun, common masculine singular absolute
fourscore	וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים u.she.mo.Nim	H8084	eighty · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
hewers	חֹצֵ֣ב cho.Tzev	H2672	to cut or carve (wood · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
mountain	בָּהָ֑ר ba.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
three	וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת u.she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִים֙ 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
six	וְשֵׁ֣שׁ ve.Shesh	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
hundred	מֵא֔וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
overseers	מְנַצְּחִ֖ים me.na.tze.Chim	H5329	properly · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
set	לְהַעֲבִ֥יד le.ha.'a.Vid	H5647	to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
people	הָעָֽם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
work	עָבַד ʻâbad	H5647	to work (in any sense)

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 2:2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:11–end

Here we have, I. The return which Huram made to Solomon's embassy, in which he shows a great respect for Solomon and a readiness to serve him. Meaner people may learn of these great ones to be neighbourly and complaisant. 1. He congratulates Israel on having such a king as Solomon was (Ch2 2:11): Because the Lord loved his people, he has made thee king. Note, A wise and good government is a great blessing to a people, and may well be accounted a singular token of God's favour. He does not say, Because he loved thee (though that was true, Sa2 12:24) he made thee king, but because he loved his people. Princes must look upon themselves as preferred for the public good, not for their own persona…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 2:17

Solomon numbered all the strangers, &c.--(See on Kg1 5:13; Kg1 5:18). Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 3

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 2:16

In floats by sea to Joppa - See the note on Kg1 5:9, and on the parallel places, for other matters contained in this chapter.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 2:18

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them,.... Which is repeated from 2 Chronicles 2:2, to show how the above number of strangers were disposed of; 70,000 of them bearers of burdens, 80,000 of them hewers of wood, and 3,600 overseers of the workmen, in all 153,600; an emblem of the Gentiles employed in building the spiritual temple, the church, Zechariah 6:15.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 2:17-18

The book of Kings explains that all those left from the seven nations were conscripted for labor. Further, no Israelites were conscripted, and Israelites were placed in charge of the laborers (1 Kgs 9:20-23).

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Dictionary and topics

Census — There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. (1.) In the fourth month after the Exodus, when the people were encamped at Sinai. The number of men from twenty years old…
Proselyte — Is used in the LXX. for “stranger” (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21), and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were such…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Strangers In Israel · Were frequently employed in public works — Were frequently employed in public works
Temple, The First · Solomon: Employed all the strangers in preparing for — Solomon: Employed all the strangers in preparing for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).