2 Chronicles 2:2Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~966 BC. Solomon surveys his father's plans and begins organizing the massive workforce needed for the temple. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: methodical determination mixed with holy ambition
The original word
sāphar (סָפַר) — to count, number, declare; implies careful inventory and assignment
Why it matters
This workforce of 153,600 men was larger than many ancient armies
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 2:2
These weren't slaves but paid workers - Israel had become prosperous enough to employ this massive workforce
Common misconceptionPeople assume this was slave labor like Egypt, but Solomon paid these workers. Israel had become wealthy enough to afford the world's largest construction project.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 2:2
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 2:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 2:2 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include preparation, organization. Notable phrases: seventy thousand men; stone cutters.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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