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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.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

2:17 all the strangers. These “strangers” were evidently from the Canaanite tribes conquered by Joshua or later Israelite leaders and put to servitude, perhaps partially fulfilling the ancient Noahic prophecy (Genesis 9:26). See also II Chronicles 8:7-9.


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