2 Chronicles 2

Plans for the Temple and Palace

¹Solomon planned to build a Temple to give honor to the Lord ’s name. He also planned to build a palace for himself.

²He got 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonemasons to cut stones in the mountains. He chose 3600 foremen to supervise the workers.

³Then Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre:

¹¹Then Hiram answered Solomon and sent this message to him:

¹⁷So Solomon counted all the foreigners living in Israel. (This was after the time when his father David counted the people.) They found 153,600 strangers in the country.

¹⁸Solomon chose 70,000 men to carry the stones, 80,000 men to cut the stone in the mountains, and 3600 men to supervise the workers.