2 Chronicles 2:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon counts the foreign residents in Israel, following David's earlier census, and finds 153,600 of them.
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:17 Mean?
Solomon takes a census of the resident foreigners living in Israel, following the count his father David had made. Their number comes to a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred. These are the people who will supply the workforce described in the next verse.
Even those not born within Israel had a place and a part in the work of God's house. The Scriptures consistently make room for the sojourner among God's people, and here their labor helps raise the temple itself. It is a foretaste of a wider welcome, where peoples once far off are gathered into the worship of the living God.
2 Chronicles 2:17 in the Original Language
ger (גֵּר), 'stranger' -- a resident foreigner dwelling among Israel, often given protection under the law.
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What does 2 Chronicles 2:17 mean?
Solomon counts the foreign residents in Israel, following David's earlier census, and finds 153,600 of them.