1 Kings 9:20-22 explains that these laborers were non-Israelites, not Israelites—clarifying who the 70,000 and 80,000 were.

2 Chronicles 2:17 describes Solomon's census of aliens for forced labor—the source of the 70,000 carriers and 80,000 stonecutters.

2 Chronicles 2:18 gives identical numbers: 70,000 bearers and 80,000 stonecutters for the temple work—direct parallel.

2 Chronicles 8:7-9 again identifies the laborers as descendants of Canaanites, not Israelites—same forced labor system.

2 Chronicles 2:2 is the parallel account of Solomon's conscription of 70,000 laborers, matching 1 Kings 5:15's levy.