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1 Kings 5:13
King Solomon forced 30,000 men of Israel to help in this work.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered thirty thousand men.
Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered thirty thousand men.
Hebrew Names Version
King Shlomo raised a levy out of all Yisra'el; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
King Shlomo raised a levy out of all Yisra'el; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
King James Version
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
English Standard Version
King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men.
King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men.
New Century Version
King Solomon forced thirty thousand men of Israel to help in this work.
King Solomon forced thirty thousand men of Israel to help in this work.
New English Translation
King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
Amplified Bible
King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
New American Standard Bible
Now King Solomon conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.
Now King Solomon conscripted forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered thirty thousand men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And King Salomon raised a summe out of all Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
And King Salomon raised a summe out of all Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
Legacy Standard Bible
And King Solomon raised up forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
And King Solomon raised up forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon ordered thirty thousand people from all over Israel to cut logs for the temple,
Solomon ordered thirty thousand people from all over Israel to cut logs for the temple,
Complete Jewish Bible
He could discuss trees, from the cedar in the L'vanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall; he could discuss wild animals, poultry, reptiles and fish.
He could discuss trees, from the cedar in the L'vanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall; he could discuss wild animals, poultry, reptiles and fish.
Darby Translation
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Good News Translation
King Solomon drafted 30,000 men as forced labor from all over Israel,
King Solomon drafted 30,000 men as forced labor from all over Israel,
Lexham English Bible
Then King Solomon conscripted a forced labor from all Israel, and the forced labor numbered thirty thousand men.
Then King Solomon conscripted a forced labor from all Israel, and the forced labor numbered thirty thousand men.
Literal Translation
And King Solomon caused a labor force to go out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
And King Solomon caused a labor force to go out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon made an outchosynge (of workmen) thorow out all Israel. And ye outchosynge was thirtie thousande me,
And Salomon made an outchosynge (of workmen) thorow out all Israel. And ye outchosynge was thirtie thousande me,
American Standard Version
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Bible in Basic English
Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;
Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And king Solomon raysed a summe out of Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
And king Solomon raysed a summe out of Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
King James Version (1611)
And King Solomon raised a leuie out of all Israel, and the leuie was thirtie thousand men.
And King Solomon raised a leuie out of all Israel, and the leuie was thirtie thousand men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
English Revised Version
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Berean Standard Bible
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of thirty thousand men from all Israel.
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of thirty thousand men from all Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And kyng Salomon chees werk men of al Israel; and the summe was thretti thousynde of men.
And kyng Salomon chees werk men of al Israel; and the summe was thretti thousynde of men.
Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,
And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,
Update Bible Version
And king Solomon raised slave labor out of all Israel; and the slave labor was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised slave labor out of all Israel; and the slave labor was thirty thousand men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
World English Bible
King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
New King James Version
Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
New Living Translation
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
New Life Bible
Now King Solomon made men work for him from all Israel. There were 30,000 men made to work for him.
Now King Solomon made men work for him from all Israel. There were 30,000 men made to work for him.
New Revised Standard
King Solomon conscripted forced labor out of all Israel; the levy numbered thirty thousand men.
King Solomon conscripted forced labor out of all Israel; the levy numbered thirty thousand men.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And King Solomon raised a labour-band, out of all Israel, - and it came to pass that, the labour-band, was thirty thousand men.
And King Solomon raised a labour-band, out of all Israel, - and it came to pass that, the labour-band, was thirty thousand men.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Solomon chose workmen out of all Israel, and the levy was of thirty thousand men.
And king Solomon chose workmen out of all Israel, and the levy was of thirty thousand men.
Revised Standard Version
King Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all Israel; and the levy numbered thirty thousand men.
King Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all Israel; and the levy numbered thirty thousand men.
THE MESSAGE
King Solomon raised a workforce of thirty thousand men from all over Israel. He sent them in shifts of ten thousand each month to the Lebanon forest; they would work a month in Lebanon and then be at home two months. Adoniram was in charge of the work crew. Solomon also had seventy thousand unskilled workers and another eighty thousand stonecutters up in the hills—plus thirty-three hundred foremen managing the project and supervising the work crews. Following the king's orders, they quarried huge blocks of the best stone—dressed stone for the foundation of The Temple. Solomon and Hiram's construction workers, assisted by the men of Gebal, cut and prepared the timber and stone for building The Temple.
King Solomon raised a workforce of thirty thousand men from all over Israel. He sent them in shifts of ten thousand each month to the Lebanon forest; they would work a month in Lebanon and then be at home two months. Adoniram was in charge of the work crew. Solomon also had seventy thousand unskilled workers and another eighty thousand stonecutters up in the hills—plus thirty-three hundred foremen managing the project and supervising the work crews. Following the king's orders, they quarried huge blocks of the best stone—dressed stone for the foundation of The Temple. Solomon and Hiram's construction workers, assisted by the men of Gebal, cut and prepared the timber and stone for building The Temple.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.
Contextual Overview
10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and fir logs that he wanted. 11 Solomon gave Hiram about 120,000 bushels of wheat and about 120,000 gallons of pure olive oil every year for his family. 12 The Lord made Solomon wise as he had promised. Hiram and Solomon made a treaty between themselves and were at peace with one another. 13 King Solomon forced 30,000 men of Israel to help in this work. 14 He chose a man named Adoniram to be in charge of them. Solomon divided the men into three groups with 10,000 men in each group. Each group worked one month in Lebanon and then went home for two months. 15 Solomon also forced 80,000 men to work in the hill country cutting stone. There were also 70,000 men to carry the stones. 16 There were 3300 men to supervise the workers. 17 King Solomon commanded them to cut large, expensive stones for the foundation of the Temple. 18 Then Solomon and Hiram's builders and the men from Byblos carved the stones and prepared them and the logs for use in building the Temple.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
levy: Heb. tribute of men, 1 Kings 4:6
the levy: 1 Kings 9:15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:1 - Hiram 1 Kings 9:21 - levy 2 Chronicles 2:17 - numbered 2 Chronicles 8:8 - to pay Ecclesiastes 5:11 - they
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel,.... Not of money, but of men, as follows:
and the levy was thirty thousand men; for what purpose, and how they were employed, 1 Kings 5:14 shows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A levy out of all Israel - This was, apparently, the first time that the Israelites had been called upon to perform forced labor, though it had been prophesied 1 Samuel 8:16. David had bound to forced service “the strangers” 1 Chronicles 22:2; but hitherto the Israelites had escaped. Solomon now, in connection with his proposed work of building the temple, with the honor of God as an excuse, laid this burden upon them. Out of the 1,300, 000 able-bodied Israelites 2 Samuel 24:9, a band of 30,000 - one in forty-four - was raised, of whom one-third was constantly at work in Lebanon, while two-thirds remained at home, and pursued their usual occupations. This, though a very light form of task work, was felt as a great oppression, and was the chief cause of the revolt of the ten tribes at Solomon’s death 1 Kings 12:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 5:13. The levy was thirty thousand men. — We find from the following verse that only ten thousand were employed at once, and those only for one month at a time; and having rested two months, they again resumed their labour. These were the persons over whom Adoniram was superintendent, and were all Israelites.
