The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 2:17 Explained

2 Chronicles 2:17

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Solomon numbereth all the men, the sojourners who are in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them, and they are found a hundred and fifty thousand, and three thousand, and six hundred;

Darby: And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the account that David his father had taken of them, and there were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.

ASV: And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Chronicles 2:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 2

1  Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple
3  His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions
11  Huram sends him a kind answer

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 2:17 mean?

And numbered Solomon all the strangers the aliens who [were] in the land of Israel after the census in which had numbered them David his father and there were found to be a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred
וַיִּסְפֹּ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כָּל־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הַגֵּירִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֣י הַסְּפָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְפָרָ֖ם דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמָּצְא֗וּ מֵאָ֤ה וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

וַיִּסְפֹּ֣ר  And  numbered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים  the  strangers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הַגֵּירִים֙  the  aliens 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
אֲשֶׁר֙  who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אַחֲרֵ֣י  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הַסְּפָ֔ר  the  census 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סְפָר  
Sense: census, enumeration.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  in  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
סְפָרָ֖ם  had  numbered  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
דָּוִ֣יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִ֑יו  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וַיִּמָּצְא֗וּ  and  there  were  found  to  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
מֵאָ֤ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙  and  fifty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
אֶ֔לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת  and  three 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
אֲלָפִ֖ים  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְשֵׁ֥שׁ  and  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
מֵאֽוֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.