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1 Kings 5:16

There were 3300 men to supervise the workers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hiram or Huram;   Tyre or Tyrus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - King;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Temple;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Solomon's Servants;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chief;   King, Kingship;   Lebanon;   Taskmaster;   Wages;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Israel;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hiram ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alliance;   Tax;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Alliances;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
not including his thirty-three hundred deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.
Hebrew Names Version
besides Shlomo's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.
King James Version
Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
English Standard Version
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
New Century Version
There were also thirty-three hundred men who directed the workers.
New English Translation
besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.
Amplified Bible
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and who were in charge of the people doing the work.
New American Standard Bible
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and ruled over the people who were doing the work.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.
Legacy Standard Bible
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.
Contemporary English Version
and over three thousand assistants to keep track of the work and to supervise the workers.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo returned this message to Hiram:
Darby Translation
besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
George Lamsa Translation
Besides the chiefs of Solomons officers who were set over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who were in charge of the people doing the work.
Good News Translation
and he placed 3,300 foremen in charge of them to supervise their work.
Lexham English Bible
Besides the chiefs of the officers Solomon had, there were three thousand three hundred having charge over the people who were doing the work.
Literal Translation
besides the rulers of Solomon's overseers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who were working in the work.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
besyde Salomons chefe officers, which were ordeyned ouer the worke: namely thre thousande and thre hundreth, which ruled ye people that laboured there in the worke.
American Standard Version
besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
Bible in Basic English
In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Besides the lordes whom Solomon appoynted to ouersee the worke, euen three thousand & three hundred, which ruled the people [& them] that wrought in the worke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Besides the chiefe of Solomons officers which were ouer the worke, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled ouer the people that wrought in the worke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, there were three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
English Revised Version
besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
Berean Standard Bible
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that weren maistris of alle werkis, bi the noumbre of thre thousynde and thre hundrid, comaundynge to the puple, and to hem that maden werk.
Young's Literal Translation
apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who [are] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.
Update Bible Version
besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.
Webster's Bible Translation
Besides the chief of Solomon's officers who [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
World English Bible
besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.
New King James Version
besides three thousand three hundred [fn] from the chiefs of Solomon's deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work.
New Living Translation
and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work.
New Life Bible
And he had 3,300 men who were leaders of the work, and who ruled over the people doing the work.
New Revised Standard
besides Solomon's three thousand three hundred supervisors who were over the work, having charge of the people who did the work.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
besides the chiefs of Solomon's officers, who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, - who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Besides the overseers who were over every work, in number three thousand and three hundred, that ruled over the people, and them that did the work.
Revised Standard Version
besides Solomon's three thousand three hundred chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
besides Solomon's 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.

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

three thousand: In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is "three thousand six hundred," which is also the reading of the Septuagint here. 1 Kings 9:23, 2 Chronicles 2:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:28 - he made 2 Chronicles 8:10 - two hundred

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Besides the chief of Solomon's officers which [were] over the work,.... Over the whole work, preparatory for the building of the temple; though it seems chiefly to have respect to that of hewing the stones, and bringing them to the city:

three thousand and three hundred which ruled over the people that wrought in the work; to keep them to their work, and to see that they performed it well: in 2 Chronicles 2:18; they are said to be 3600, which is three hundred more than here; those three hundred are the chief officers mentioned in the former part of this verse, which were over the whole work, and even over the 3600 overseers, and with them made up the sum of 3600; so Jacob Leon h observes there were 3300 master workmen, and three hundred commanders over them all.

h Relation of Memorable Things in the Temple, ch. 3. p. 14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Comparing this verse and 1 Kings 9:23 with 2 Chronicles 2:18; 2 Chronicles 8:10, the entire number of the overseers will be seen to be stated by both writers at 3,850; but in the one case nationality, in the other degree of authority, is made the principle of the division.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 5:16. Besides - three thousand and three hundred which ruled over the people — In the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 2:18, it is three thousand six hundred. The Septuagint has here the same number.


 
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