1 Kings 5
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1 Kings 5:13-18

13AndkingSolomon raisedalevyoutofallIsrael;andthelevywasthirty thousand men.
14AndhesentthemtoLebanon, ten thousandamonthbycourses;amonththeywereinLebanon,andtwo monthsathome:andAdoniramwasoverthemensubjecttotaskwork.
15AndSolomonH8010hadthreescoreandten thousandthatbare burdens,andfourscore thousandthatwereH1961hewersinthemountains;
16besidesSolomon’schief officersthatwereoverthework, three thousandandthree hundred,whobare ruleoverthepeoplethatwroughtinthework.
17Andtheking commanded,andtheyhewedoutgreatstones, costly stones,tolaythefoundationofthehouseH1004withwroughtstone.
18AndSolomon’s buildersandHiram’s buildersandtheGebalites did fashionthem,andpreparedthetimberandthestonestobuildthehouse.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain