1 Kings 5:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.”
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“Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 5:13 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 4:6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
- 1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 2 Chronicles 8:8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
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