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

2 Chronicles 2:2 · KJV

“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.”

— 2 Chronicles 2:2

Verse 1

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

Verse 3

And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, {even so deal with me}. {Huram: or, Hiram}

2 Chronicles 2 — Context

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

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.

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate {it} to him, {and} to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This {is an ordinance} for ever to Israel. {sweet...: Heb. incense of spices}

Cross References

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.

1 Kings 5:15-16

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;