And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men,.... Of whom, and the difference of the last number in this text from 1Ki 5:15, see the notes there.See Gill on "1Ki 5:15".
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2 Chronicles 2:2
2 Chronicles 2:2
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manufacturers, were very commendable. But building was the work he was
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