2 Chronicles 2:17

Easy To Read Version

Then Solomon counted all the strangers living in the country of Israel. This was after the time when David counted the people. David was Solomon’s father. They found 153,600 strangers in the country.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:2

David gave an order for all foreigners living in Israel to be gathered together. David chose stonecutters {\cf2\super [232]} from that group of foreigners. Their job was to cut stones ready to be used for building God’s temple. {\cf2\super [233]}

2 Chronicles 2:2

Solomon got 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonemasons to cut stones in the mountains. Solomon chose 3,600 foremen to supervise the workers.