1 Kings 5
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1 Kings 5:13-18

13Now 1KingH4428 SolomonH8010 2conscriptedH5927 forcedH4522 laborersH4522 from allH3605 IsraelH3478; and the forcedH4522 laborersH4522 numbered thirtyH7970 thousandH505 menH376.

14Then he sentH7971 them to LebanonH3844, tenH6235 thousandH505 a monthH2320 in shiftsH2487; they were in LebanonH3844 for a monthH2320, and twoH8147 monthsH2320 at homeH1004. And 3AdoniramH141 was inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the forcedH4522 laborersH4522.

15Now 4SolomonH8010 hadH1961 seventyH7657 thousandH505 portersH5449H5375, and eightyH8084 thousandH505 stonemasonsH2672 in the mountainsH2022,

165besidesH905H4480 Solomon’sH8010 3,300H7969H505H3967 chiefH8269 deputiesH5324 whoH834 were inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the 6projectH4399 and ruledH7287 over the peopleH5971 who were doingH6213 the workH4399.

17Then 7the kingH4428 issuedH6680 ordersH6680, and they quarriedH5265 largeH1419 stonesH68, valuableH3368 stonesH68, to layH3245 the foundationH3245 of the houseH1004 with cutH1496 stonesH68.

18So Solomon’sH8010 buildersH1129 and 8Hiram’sH2438 buildersH1129 and 9the GebalitesH1382 10cutH6458 the stones, and they preparedH3559 the timbersH6086 and the stonesH68 to buildH1129 the houseH1004.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 5:13 1 Kin 4:6; 9:15 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 5:13 Lit raised up ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 5:14 1 Kin 4:6; 12:18 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 5:15 1 Kin 9:20-22; 2 Chr 2:17, 18 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 5:16 1 Kin 9:23 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 5:16 Lit work ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 5:17 1 Kin 6:7; 1 Chr 22:2 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 5:18 Heb Hirom’s ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 5:18 Josh 13:5; Ezek 27:9 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 5:18 Or chiseled ↩

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