1Ki 5:16 | TNotes | STEP | 5:16 3,600 foremen: In 2 Chronicles (2 Chr 2:2 , 17-18 ; 8:10 ) the foremen total 3,600 non-Israelite and 250 Israelite chief supervisors. The numbers in the Hebrew text of 1 Kgs 5:16 and 9:23 are 3,300 foremen and 550 chief supervisors. It is possible that 250 of the chief supervisors were Israelites, with 300 non-Israelites holding the same rank.

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‏ 1 Kings 5:16

5:16 ^a 3,600 foremen: In 2 Chronicles (2 Chr 2:2 ^b, 17-18 ^c; 8:10 ^d) the foremen total 3,600 non-Israelite and 250 Israelite chief supervisors. The numbers in the Hebrew text of 1 Kgs 5:16 ^e and 9:23 ^f are 3,300 foremen and 550 chief supervisors. It is possible that 250 of the chief supervisors were Israelites, with 300 non-Israelites holding the same rank.