2Ch 2:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord , and a royal palace for himself.

d ver. 18; 1 Kgs. 5:15, 16; [ch. 8:7, 8; 1 Kgs. 9:20, 21]

2 Chronicles 2:1-2

Preparing to Build the Temple

1 ^{▼▼Ch 1:18 in Hebrew} ^bNow Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. 2 ^{▼▼Ch 2:1 in Hebrew} ^dAnd Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and ^e3,600 to oversee them.