1 Kings 5:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Kings 5:15

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,

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KJV

King James Version

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

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WEB

World English Bible

Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;

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1 Kings 5

¹³ Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

¹⁴ He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

¹⁵ Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,

¹⁶ not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.

¹⁷ And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

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