1 Kings 5:16

aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.

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In The King James Version

Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

In Context

15And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain,

17And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:23Now there were five hundred fifty leaders in the first place over all the works of Solomon, and they had people subject to them, and these were given orders for the appointed works.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 5:11-18

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a… Read the whole commentary →

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