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.
Solomon counted all the foreigners living in Israel, following the same method his father David had used to count them. The total number was 153,600 people.
This verse shows Solomon taking a census of all the foreign workers in Israel, finding over 150,000 people who could help with his building projects.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Solomon, who succeeded his father David, Israel was in a period of peace and prosperity, allowing for major building projects like the Temple in Jerusalem. Solomon conducted a census of the foreign residents or strangers in the land, likely to organize them for labor, drawing from a similar counting done by David as recorded in earlier scriptures. This reflects the administrative practices of ancient Israelite kings in managing resources for national and religious endeavors.
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