2 Chronicles 2:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He assigned seventy thousand of them as burden-bearers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as supervisors to oversee the work.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, according to the census in which David his father had numbered them; and they were found to be one hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Salomon nombred all the straungers in the londe of Israel, acordinge to the nombre whan Dauid his father nombred them: and there were founde an hundreth & fiftye thousande, thre thousande and sixe hudreth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Salomon nombred al the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the nombring that his father Dauid had nombred them: & they were found an hundreth and three & fiftie thousand, and sixe hundreth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Solomon numbred all the straungers that were in the lande of Israel, after the number of them whom his father Dauid had numbred: And they were founde an hundred fiftie and three thousand, and sixe hundred.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Solomon numbered all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Solomon numbereth all the men, the sojourners who `are' in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them, and they are found a hundred and fifty thousand, and three thousand, and six hundred;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Solomon took the number of all the men from strange lands who were living in Israel, as his father David had done; there were a hundred and fifty-three thousand, six hundred.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Solomon numbered all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Solomon took a census of all the male resident foreigners in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:2 : 2 David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.
  • 2 Chr 2:2 : 2 Solomon sent word to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, "Just as you dealt with my father David, and sent him cedar timber to build a house to live in,"
  • 2 Chr 8:7-8 : 7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites, 8 their descendants who remained in the land because the Israelites had not completely destroyed them—Solomon conscripted these people for forced labor, as they remain to this day.
  • 1 Kgs 5:13-16 : 13 He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals, birds, creeping things, and fish. 14 People came from all the nations to hear Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. 15 King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David. 16 Then Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
  • 1 Kgs 9:20-21 : 20 All the people who were left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites— 21 their descendants who remained in the land, because the Israelites were not able to destroy them completely—Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, as they are to this day.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 2:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

    2Solomon sent word to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, "Just as you dealt with my father David, and sent him cedar timber to build a house to live in,"

  • 1 Kgs 5:13-16
    4 verses
    82%

    13He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals, birds, creeping things, and fish.

    14People came from all the nations to hear Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

    15King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David.

    16Then Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    76%

    15So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    75%

    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    74%

    2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders and heads of fathers’ households throughout Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 9:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites; they were his soldiers, servants, officials, commanders, captains, and commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

    23These were the chief officials over Solomon's work: 550 who supervised the people doing the labor.

  • 2 Chr 8:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9But Solomon did not make any of the Israelites slaves for his work; instead, they served as soldiers, commanders of his officers, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

    10These were the chief officers over King Solomon’s projects: 250 officials who supervised the people.

  • Num 2:32
    73%

    32These are the Israelites counted according to their families and ancestral houses. The total number in the camps, by divisions, is 603,550.

  • Neh 7:60
    73%

    60The total number of the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.

  • 2 Chr 1:14
    73%

    14Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also kept with him in Jerusalem.

  • Num 1:46
    73%

    46The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    73%

    9Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
    73%

    1David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

  • 1 Kgs 10:26
    73%

    26Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 21:2
    72%

    2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number."

  • Num 26:51
    72%

    51The total number of the Israelites registered was 601,730.

  • Num 4:40
    72%

    40The total number of those counted by their families and their ancestral houses was 2,630.

  • 1 Kgs 8:5
    72%

    5King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel who had gathered before him were with him in front of the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.

  • Ezra 2:65
    72%

    65besides their servants and maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And they had two hundred male and female singers.

  • 2 Chr 2:16
    72%

    16Then Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them, and they were found to be 153,600.

  • Ezra 2:58
    72%

    58The total number of the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon was three hundred ninety-two.

  • 2 Sam 6:1
    72%

    1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in number.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    71%

    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • 2 Chr 26:12
    71%

    12The total number of family leaders in charge of the fighting men was 2,600.

  • Neh 7:67
    71%

    67In addition to their male and female servants—who numbered 7,337—there were also 245 male and female singers.

  • Num 4:44
    71%

    44The total number of those counted by their families was 3,200.

  • 2 Chr 9:25
    71%

    25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    71%

    9Their family records and registrations listed them as the heads of their ancestral families, mighty warriors totaling twenty thousand two hundred.

  • Num 31:36
    71%

    36The half portion for those who went to war was 337,500 sheep,

  • Num 2:23
    71%

    23The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • 2 Chr 5:6
    71%

    6King Solomon and the whole assembly of Israel who had gathered around him before the Ark were sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    71%

    4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    70%

    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • Num 4:36
    70%

    36Their number by their families was 2,750.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    70%

    8When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
    70%

    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

  • 2 Sam 24:2
    70%

    2So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and enroll the people, so that I may know how many there are."

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    70%

    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • Num 3:34
    70%

    34Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 6,200.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    70%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 7:5
    70%

    5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.

  • Num 1:27
    70%

    27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.