2 Chronicles 2:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He appointedוַיַּ֨עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
70,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
of them to carry loadsסַבָּ֔ל
(sab·bal,)
5449: burden bearerfrom sabal
and 80,000וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים
(u·she·mo·nim)
8084: an eightyfrom the same as shemoneh
to quarryחֹצֵ֣ב
(cho·tzev)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
[stones] in the mountainsבָּהָ֑ר
(ba·har;)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
and 3,600וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת
(u·she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
supervisorsמְנַצְּחִ֖ים
(me·na·tze·chim)
5329: preeminent or enduringa prim. root
to make the peopleהָעָֽם׃
(ha·'am.)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
work.לְהַעֲבִ֥יד
(le·ha·'a·vid)
5647: to work, servea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he set
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
threescore and ten
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
of them to be bearers of burdens
cabbal  (sab-bawl')
a porter -- (to bear, bearer of) burden(-s).
and fourscore
shmoniym  (shem-o-neem')
eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
to be hewers
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
in the mountain
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
overseers
natsach  (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
to set
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
a work
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.

King James Bible
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.

International Standard Version
He conscripted 70,000 of them to do heavy work, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 men to supervise the people.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made 70,000 of them carry heavy loads, 80,000 of them quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 of them supervise the work as foremen.

King James 2000 Bible
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to quarry in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to make the people work.
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