2 Chronicles 2:1-2

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2 Chronicles 2:1-2 The Message (MSG)

Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of GOD and a palace for himself. Solomon assigned seventy thousand common laborers, eighty thousand to work the quarries in the mountains, and thirty-six hundred foremen to manage the workforce.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 King James Version (KJV)

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 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.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)

Solomon decided to build a temple as a place to worship the LORD and also a palace for himself. He chose seventy thousand men to carry loads, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the hill country, and thirty-six hundred men to direct the workers.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 American Standard Version (ASV)

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom. And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 New International Version (NIV)

Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)

Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself. Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself. So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)

Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD, and also a royal palace for himself. He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.

2 Chronicles 2:1-2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself. And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee them.