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besides Solomon`s chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.
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Reconciling the Numbers
Commentators note an apparent discrepancy between the 3,300 overseers here and the 3,600 in 2 Chronicles 2:18. They explain this is not a contradiction but a difference in classification. The total number of supervisors was likely the same, but the authors categorized them differently—some by rank (chiefs vs. deputies) and others by nationality, showing how different biblical accounts can offer complementary perspectives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When comparing this verse and 1 Kings 9:23 with 2 Chronicles 2:18 and 2 Chronicles 8:10, we see that both write…
19th Century
Anglican
The chief of Solomon’s officers we should certainly have supposed to have been taken from the Israelites (as clearly were the 550 …
Baptist
There must be various degrees among the workers in the service of God. He is a Sovereign, and He divides to every man as He wills. How this ought t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Besides the chief of Solomon's officers which [were] over the work Over the whole wor…
The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labor of Gentiles, which typified their calling into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought…