Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, following the census which his father David had taken; and 153,600 were found.
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- WEB Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
- NKJV Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
- NLT Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600.
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Solomon counts the foreigners in Israel, totaling 153,600, following David's earlier census. He organizes the resident aliens for the labor force.
Overview
The census of resident foreigners identifies the workforce for the temple's heavy labor. The Chronicler links this to David's prior preparations, showing continuity in the project. The inclusion of foreigners in serving the temple hints at the wider place of the nations in God's purposes.
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- 1 Chr 22:2David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house.
- 2 Chr 2:2Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
- 1 Kgs 5:13–16King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
- 2 Chr 8:7–8As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;
- 1 Kgs 9:20–21As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel;
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