1 Kings 5:15

And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

In Context

14And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

16besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, there were three thousand + 5:16 Heb. 300. Alex. 500. six hundred + 5:16 Heb. and Alex. overseers of the people. masters who wrought in the works.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:29And the borders shall turn back to Rama, and to the fountain of Masphassat, and the Tyrians; and the borders shall return to Jasiph, and their going forth shall be the sea, and Apoleb, and Echozob,

2 Chronicles 2:1And Solomon said that he would build a house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 2:17And Solomon gathered all the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them; and there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.

Ezra 2:58All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma were three hundred and ninety-two.

Nehemiah 7:60All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred and ninety-two.

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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