And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee them.
Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely entertainment), nor merely for conversation, to entertain his friends, but for action; and therefore to action he immediately applies himself. Observe, I. His resolution within himself concerning his business (Ch2 2:1): He determined to build, in the first place, a house for the name of the Lord.
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 2:1-10
And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men,.... Of whom, and the difference of the last number in this text from Kg1 5:15, see the notes there. See Gill on Kg1 5:15. See Gill on Kg1 5:16. . 2 Chronicles 2:3 ch2 2:3 ch2 2:3 ch2 2:3And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre,....
And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. (a) Which is to be understood of all sorts of officers and overseers: for else the chief officers were but 3300 as in .