2 Chronicles 2:18
“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.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
On the numbers, see the 1Ki 5:16 note. To set the people a work - Or, “to set the people to work” - i. e., to compel…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 2:11-18
Here we have, I. The return which Huram made to Solomon's embassy, in which he shows a great respect for Solomon and a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
three thousand and six hundred overseers In 1Ki 5:16, three thousand and three hundred. Threein Hebrew (which may be…