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Texts -- 2 Chronicles 2:17-18 (NET)

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2:17 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. 2:18 He designated 70,000 as common laborers , 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills , and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work .

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  • 2Ch 2:1-18 -- Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

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