1 Kings 5
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1 Kings 5:13-16

13King Solomon forced 30,000 men from all over Israel to work for him.

14He sent a shift of 10,000 men to Lebanon for a month. They would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of forced labor.

15Solomon had 70,000 men who carried heavy loads, 70,000 who quarried stone in the mountains,

16and 3,300 foremen who were in charge of the workers.

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