Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 5:12-18
12And the LORDH3068 gaveH5414 SolomonH8010 wisdomH2451, asH834 He had promisedH1696 him. There wasH1961 peaceH7965 betweenH996 HiramH2438H996 and SolomonH8010, and the twoH8147 of them madeH3772 a treatyH1285.1
13Then KingH4428 SolomonH8010 conscriptedH5927 a labor forceH4522H1961 of 30,000H7970H505 menH376 from allH3605 IsraelH3478. 14He sent themH7971 to LebanonH3844 in monthlyH2320 shiftsH2487 of 10,000H6235H505 men, so that they would spendH1961 one monthH2320 in LebanonH3844 and twoH8147 monthsH2320 at homeH1004. And AdoniramH141 was in chargeH5921 of the forced laborH4522.
15SolomonH8010 hadH1961 70,000H7657H505 portersH5375H5449 and 80,000H8084H505 stonecuttersH2672 in the mountainsH2022, 16not includingH905 hisH8010 3,300H7969H505H39672 foremenH8269H5324H5921H4399 who supervisedH7287 the workersH5971H6213H4399.
17And the kingH4428 commanded themH6680 to quarryH5265 largeH1419, costlyH3368 stonesH68 to lay the foundationH3245 of the templeH1004H68 with dressedH1496 stonesH68. 18So Solomon’sH8010 and Hiram’sH2438 buildersH1129, along with the GebalitesH1382, quarried the stoneH6458 and preparedH3559 the timberH6086 and stoneH68 for the constructionH1129 of the templeH1004.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 5:12 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant. ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts 3,600; see 2 Chronicles 2:18. ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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