2 Chronicles 2:18
Context2:18 He designated 1 70,000 as common laborers, 2 80,000 as stonecutters 3 in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work. 4
2 Chronicles 2:2
Context2:2 (2:1) Solomon had 5 70,000 common laborers 6 and 80,000 stonecutters 7 in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors. 8
2 Chronicles 24:12
Context24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen 9 assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple.
2 Chronicles 26:10
Context26:10 He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands 10 and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, 11 for he loved agriculture. 12


[2:18] 2 tn Heb “carriers of loads.”
[2:18] 3 tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).
[2:18] 4 tn Heb “and thirty-six hundred [as] supervisors to compel the people to work.”
[2:2] 5 tn Heb “counted,” perhaps “conscripted” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
[2:2] 6 tn Heb “carriers of loads.”
[2:2] 7 tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).
[2:2] 8 tc The parallel text of MT in 1 Kgs 5:16 has “thirty-six hundred,” but some Greek
[24:12] 9 tn Heb “doers of the work.”
[26:10] 13 tn Heb “Shephelah.”
[26:10] 14 tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.