1 Kings 5:15

1 Kings 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains,

Context of 1 Kings 5:15

13Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. 14He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force. Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country, 16and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work. 17At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.

1 Kings 5:15 word by word

וַיְהִ֧י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף נֹשֵׂ֣א סַבָּ֑ל וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֹצֵ֥ב בָּהָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had threescore and tenשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• that bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• burdensסַבָּלsabbâl · burdenH5449
• and fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• hewersחָצַבchâtsab châtsêb · to hewH2672
• in the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022

Cross-references for 1 Kings 5:15

• 1 Kings 9:20There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600.
• 2 Chronicles 8:7There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Ezra 2:58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
• Nehemiah 7:57The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens - These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites; as we learn from the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 2:17, 2 Chronicles 2:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15That bare burdens … - Compare the marginal references. These laborers, whose services were continuous, consisted of “strangers” - “the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites” - whom Solomon, following the example of his father 1 Chronicles 22:2, condemned to slavery, and employed in this way.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labour of Gentiles, which typified their being called into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought costly stones for the foundation. Christ, who is laid for a Foundation, is a chosen and precious Stone. We should lay our foundation firm, and bestow most pains on that part of our religion which lies out of the sight of men. And happy those who, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18This passage explains Solomon's workforce and how they divided the work. Forced labor was common in the ancient Near East (see study note on 1 Kings 4:6).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 5:15

• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Levy
• Alliance
• Commerce
• Hewer
• Kings, Books of
• Nethinim
• Tax; Taxing
• Temple
• Treaty

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